The Identity Hoaxers
What if people don’t just invent medical symptoms to get attention—what if they feign oppression, too?
Scenes From the 2021 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
COVID-19 precautions forced the trail to be altered, but the 49th running of the Iditarod still took place.
American Special Ops Forces Are Everywhere
They’ve become a major military player—and maybe a substitute for strategic thinking.
After the Blast
Last summer’s explosion in Beirut devastated much of the city. My efforts to repair my apartment reveal a lot about how Lebanon works—and doesn’t.
Photos of the Week: Orchard Sermon, Arctic Fox, Longhorn Rider
Rust on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, spring blossoms in China, a memorial for the 2011 earthquake in Japan, a moonrise over New York City, ski jumping in Germany, and much more
10 Years Since the Great East Japan Earthquake
Residents are marking the passage of a decade since a magnitude-9.0 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeastern shore—the most powerful earthquake ever recorded to have hit the country.
The Pandemic Has Given Women a New Kind of Rage
As Gloria Steinem said, “The truth will set you free. But first it will piss you off.”
Winners of the 2020 World Nature Photography Awards
Some of the top images from the 13 categories of nature photography featured in this year’s competition
Meghan and Harry Go to War
The Oprah interview proved that the duchess won’t be silenced.
Photos of the Week: Arctic Rally, Beehive Fireworks, 99 Domes
Beach meditation in Australia, Newroz celebrations in Azerbaijan, ski racing in Massachusetts, anti-coup protests in Myanmar, visiting a platypus in Australia, and much more
An Ice-Covered Russian Ghost Town
The photographer Maria Passer visited some of the ice-covered abandoned buildings of Vorkuta, a dwindling Russian coal-mining city north of the Arctic Circle.
Photos of the Week: Giant Teapot, Arizona Sunset, Egyptian Goose
Moving a home through the streets of San Francisco, hiking the Great Wall in China, visiting a ski resort in Tehran, opening a “hug room” in Rome, walking a snow maze in Manitoba, and much more
100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1921
A look at some of the events and sights from around the world a century ago
Where Are the Iconic COVID-19 Images?
The scarcity of memorable pandemic photographs reveals something about this crisis.
The Ultimate Symbol of America’s Diminished Soft Power
The Trump administration’s partisan takeover of the United States’ international broadcasters failed. What’s to prevent a future administration from trying again?
Recent Eruptions on Mount Etna
Italy’s Mount Etna has erupted four times in the past six days, sending ash into the sky and lava down its slopes.
China Is the Myanmar Coup’s ‘Biggest Loser’
A relationship decades in the making is now in jeopardy.
The One Area Where the U.S. COVID-19 Strategy Seems to Be Working
By spending lots of money and not worrying about liability, America is beating Europe in the vaccine race.
The Moment Britain’s Army Knew It Was Lost
In 2008, a dramatic failure in Iraq finally set the force on a path of improvement.
Photos of the Week: Mars Rover, Green Fur, Icicle Tunnel
Lava flows on Mount Etna, ski championships in Italy, ice-skating in the Netherlands, an image from New York Fashion Week, freezing conditions in Texas, and much more