Gallery: Sudan’s Civil War
A close look at the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
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Inside the Very Expensive, Extremely Overwhelming, Engineered Fun of Theme Parks
Roller coasters are bumping against the limits of physics and the human body to keep their riders entertained.
You Have No Idea How Hard It Is to Be a Reenactor
Benedict Arnold’s boot wouldn’t come off, and other hardships from my weekend in the Revolutionary War.
How the Most Remote Community in America Gets Its Mail
Transporting letters and packages to the village of Supai requires a feat of logistics, horsemanship, and carefully placed hooves.
The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
By the Horns
Miriam Cabas is one of Spain’s few female bullfighters. What does her success mean for bullfighting, and for Spain?
Edward Burtynsky’s Warning
What the photographer found in a tire pile in Modesto, California, and on the shores of Western Australia
What Lisette Model Saw in Jazz
Her portraits capture the joy and wariness of the genre’s luminaries.
No Parents Allowed
Before smartphones and social media, teenagers constructed their identity on the walls of their room.
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Photos of the Week: Ox Racing, Bat Research, Smart Whale
Monsoon flooding in India, destroyed bombers on a Russian airfield, Dragon Boat Festival races in China, a huge tomato fight in Colombia, surfing in South Africa, and much more
A Spectacular Eruption of Mount Etna
Yesterday morning, a plume of gas and ash destroyed part of the volcano’s crater wall as pyroclastic flows ran down its slopes. Despite the spectacle, no damage was reported, though tourists did have to pause their visits for a time.
Photos of the Week: Wienermobile Race, Beehive Therapy, Everest Queue
A rare tornado touchdown in Chile, a dinosaur exhibition in Shanghai, a hummingbird clinic in Mexico, a “Dogs and Fun” fair in Germany, an aerial ferry bridge in France, and much more
A Swiss Village Destroyed by a Landslide
On May 28, the small Alpine village of Blatten, Switzerland, was almost entirely buried under a massive landslide, following the collapse of a nearby glacier.
The People Who Clean the Ears of Lincoln (And Other Statues)
A collection of images of the varied workers and techniques used to maintain some of the world’s largest and most prominent statues and monuments.
Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire
For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?
Photos of the Week: Dragon’s Teeth, Witch Convention, High Plateau
A swannery in southern England, tornado damage in Kentucky, drought conditions in the Florida Everglades, a rally race in a Chinese desert, and much more
RFK Jr.’s Worst Nightmare
The candy convention was a celebration of everything that the health secretary believes is wrong with our food.
‘I Have Never Seen Anything Like This’
Photos from a week of destructive tornadoes across the United States
Scenes From Eurovision 2025
Amazing performances from this year’s rehearsals and finals