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Photo of the Week: The Healing Power of Crimean Mud Baths

Attendants at a Black Sea resort would carefully cake patients in mud from neck to toe.

The Enigmatic Art of America’s Secret Societies

It's not a fraternal order without some Illuminati imagery.

The Lonely Launchpads and Rusted Rockets of America’s Abandoned Space Facilities

See arresting photos of once-critical space travel facilities left to rot.

Stark Photos of the 1986 Philippine Revolution that Took Down a Dictator

The 30-anniversary of revolt that brought us Imelda Marcos' infamous closet.

February 26, 2016

What to Wear in the Arctic: Striking Photos of Traditional Footwear

February 25, 2016

Earthshine, Nightglow, and Other Gorgeous Forms of Celestial Light

February 23, 2016

China’s Ban on Weird Architecture May Mean No More Big Pants or Giant Lotuses

February 22, 2016

Photo of the Week: An Ice-Breaking Ship Transporting Trains Over a Frozen Lake

February 22, 2016

A Photographer’s Literary Quest to Find the Bird That Inspired Dickens and Poe

A Photographer Investigates Life Along Russia's Vast Borders

February 17, 2016

Photo of the Week: Unfurling 5 Feet of Moustache

February 15, 2016

Photo of the Week: Hands On Fire

January 25, 2016

From Wine Labels to Rembrandt: Celebrating a Century Of Striking Prints at the Met

January 22, 2016

Photographs of the Futuristic Antarctic Ice Station That Can Move On Skis

January 20, 2016

These Beautiful Images of Algae Were the First Photos to Illustrate Any Book

January 15, 2016

Haunting Photos of Europe's Abandoned Buildings, From Steel Plants to Castles

Old Photographs of Blizzards Show The Eternal Misery–And Majesty–of Winter

January 13, 2016

Photos of Japan’s Abandoned Amusement Parks, in All Their Ghostly Glory

January 8, 2016