Adventures

He had climbed the cliff alone and without a rope or protective equipment of any kind. Had he fallen, he would have died.

June 9, 2017

From high in the air, the photographer captures sweeping images of industrial projects and their effects on the environment. 

Taking a luxury liner full of tourists to see Antarctica’s dazzling beauty and rare penguins—before climate change destroys them.

If Ashima Shiraishi can already scale the hardest ascents in existence at the age of fourteen, what else is possible?

Following emergency-response volunteers through a country where calamity is commonplace.

The producing partners behind “Girls” enjoy a “fish pedicure” during a break from filming.

August 11, 2015

In Matera, Italy, limestone dwellings have been converted into hotel rooms and holistic spas.

In a small dome set on a remote volcano, six prospective astronauts simulate life on the red planet.

The brutal quest for gold in the ice-capped Peruvian Andes.

At KidZania, a global theme-park chain, kids pretend to have grownup jobs, from dentist to factory worker. Rebecca Mead reports.

Uncovering a hidden civilization deep in the Amazon.