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Anika Burgess

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Photo of the Week: The Journey to Mars Starts in Kazakhstan

The search for life on Mars continues.

Intricately Color-Coded Maps Marking Bomb Damage from the London Blitz

Mapping the tragic effects of the aerial bombardment on London’s landscape.

The Hidden Patterns of America’s Wildest Landscapes

Photos of America from a vintage aircraft.

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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.

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Photo of the Week: How Nixon’s Visit to China Inspired Star Trek

Nixon was immortalized in both history books and Vulcan lore.

February 29, 2016

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

A Beautiful Look At Antarctica's Harrowing Ice Runways

February 25, 2016

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

February 25, 2016

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

February 22, 2016

border crossings

A Photographer Investigates Life Along Russia's Vast Borders

February 17, 2016

Photo of the Week: Unfurling 5 Feet of Moustache

February 15, 2016

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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

Photo of the Week: Car-Powered Sledding

January 18, 2016

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

January 15, 2016

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

January 13, 2016

abandoned amusement parks

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

January 8, 2016

The NYPL Just Released More Than 180,000 Images. We Picked the Best of Old New York

January 7, 2016

Photos Of The World's Water, Expressing Itself In Breathtaking Ways

January 6, 2016

no one's watching week

Relive the Glory Days of '80s Subway Graffiti With These Captivating Photos

December 31, 2015

no one's watching week

Photographing the Tiny Upstate New York Town Obsessed with UFOs

December 29, 2015