VISUAL FEATURES
Japan’s New Satellite
Captures an Image of
Earth Every 10 Minutes
JULY 10, 2015
Images from the Himawari-8 weather satellite’s first official day paint a living portrait of Earth.
The Dawn Wall: El
Capitan’s Most
Unwelcoming Route
JANUARY 9, 2015
A graphic tracks an attempt by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson to free-climb the 3,000-foot Dawn Wall, a vertical sheet of mostly smooth granite that many believe is the hardest climb in the world.
How They Got Their Guns
OCTOBER 3, 2015
Criminal histories and documented mental health problems did not prevent at least eight of the gunmen in 15 recent mass shootings from obtaining their weapons.
Voyages
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
Photo essays from around the world by Bieke Depoorter, George Georgiou, Glenna Gordon, Alec Soth, George Steinmetz and Hiroshi Sugimoto.
52 Places To Go in 2015
JANUARY 10, 2015
Untrammeled oases beckon, once-avoided destinations become must-sees, and familiar cities offer new reasons to visit.
A Walk Through
the Gallery
FEBRUARY 6, 2015
This is the last weekend of an exhibition of Henri Matisse’s painted-paper works in New York. Can’t make it? Explore the art in this wall-to-wall experience.
Illuminating North Korea
JUNE 10, 2015
A photographer parts the curtains on one of the world’s least-known places and brings back pictures of a country that is defined for many by mystery and war.
Walking New York
APRIL 22, 2015
Sonny Rollins’s favorite corner of the Williamsburg Bridge. The best can-collecting route in Bushwick. See New Yorkers’ most memorable walks in the city, and contribute your own.
Nepal’s Historic
Sites, Before and
After the Earthquake
APRIL 28, 2015
The earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25 flattened sections of Katmandu’s historic center, where many structures were made with bricks.
A Portrait of the
Sandtown Neighborhood
in Baltimore
MAY 3, 2015
Freddie Gray lived in Sandtown-Winchester, a crime-ridden Baltimore neighborhood that has been depressed for decades.
NASA’s New Horizons
Probe Glimpses
Pluto’s Icy Heart
JULY 15, 2015
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is sending back images of Pluto from its summer flyby.
What China Has
Been Building in
the South China Sea
JULY 30, 2015
China has been feverishly piling sand onto reefs in the South China Sea for the last year, creating seven new islets in the region. It is straining geopolitical tensions that were already taut.
The Global Refugee
Crisis, Region by Region
AUGUST 26, 2015
In the latest crisis, tens of thousands are racing to Hungary before a border fence is finished.
Desperate Crossing
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
For 733 migrants crammed aboard two tiny boats somewhere between Libya and Italy, a leaky hull was neither the beginning nor the end of their troubles.
Closing the Back
Door to Europe
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015
In recent months European nations have worked to block the main route taken by migrants fleeing war and upheaval.
A Gift to New York,
in Time for the Pope
SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
Pope Francis, the fourth pontiff to visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral, will find it brighter, cleaner and in better repair than it has been for decades.
Paul Ryan as Speaker: A
Preview of the Fights He
Will Face, in Plain English
OCTOBER 23, 2015
The Freedom Caucus has a long list of things they would like from the next speaker of the House, but they are difficult for normal people to understand. Here, we translate them into plain English.
LONGFORM STORIES
A New Whitney
APRIL 19, 2015
No longer a fortress in an uneasy city, the Whitney Museum of American Art opens itself up to a changed New York, a glittery emblem of new urban capital signaling a definitive shift in the city’s social geography.
The Families Funding the
2016 Presidential Election
OCTOBER 11, 2015
Just 158 families have provided nearly half of the early money for efforts to capture the White House.
Greenland Is
Melting Away
OCTOBER 27, 2015
This river is one of a network of thousands at the front line of climate change.
Stream of Foreign
Wealth Flows to Elite
New York Real Estate
FEBRUARY 8, 2015
Shell companies are used to shield the identities of buyers in the competition to secure condos at the Time Warner Center and other high-end buildings.
Netanyahu and
the Settlements
MARCH 12, 2015
The Israeli leader’s settlement policy resembles his predecessors’, but it is a march toward permanence at a time when prospects for peace are few.
After Years of
Drought, Wildfires
Rage in California
JULY 15, 2015
How dry conditions, dead trees and a lengthy drought set the stage for one of the worst fire seasons on record.
Stowaways and Crimes
Aboard a Scofflaw Ship
JULY 17, 2015
Few places on Earth are as free from legal oversight as the high seas. One ship has been among the most persistent offenders.
A Renegade Trawler,
Hunted for 10,000
Miles by Vigilantes
JULY 28, 2015
For 110 days and across two seas and three oceans, crews stalked a fugitive fishing ship considered the world’s most notorious poacher.
10 Years After Katrina
AUGUST 26, 2015
The New Orleans of 2015 has been altered, and not just by nature. In some ways, it is booming as never before. In others, it is returning to pre-Katrina realities of poverty and violence, but with a new sense of dislocation for many, too.
A Family Swept Up
in the Migrant Tide
OCTOBER 22, 2015
This summer, as the Majid family left Syria for Europe, The New York Times followed the group through weeks of defeat and triumph, disillusionment and determination.
The Displaced
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
Nearly 60 million people are currently displaced from their homes by war and persecution — more than at any time since World War II. Half are children. This multimedia journey in text, photographs and virtual reality tells the stories of three of them.
The Ride of Their Lives
MARCH 11, 2015
At a time of urbanization and connectivity, rodeo and ranching may seem anachronistic, but to the Wright family, they represent the present and the future.
The Marshall Islands
Are Disappearing
DECEMBER 2, 2015
Most of the Marshall Islands rise less than six feet above sea level. For the residents, the destructive power of the rising seas is already an inescapable part of daily life.
DATA-DRIVEN ARTICLES
1.5 Million Missing
Black Men
APRIL 20, 2015
Across the country, hundreds of thousands of black men are missing from everyday life.
The Roberts Court’s
Surprising Move Leftward
JUNE 29, 2015
This term so far shows potential for a greater percentage of liberal decisions than any since 1969.
The Best and Worst
Places to Grow Up: How
Your Area Compares
MAY 4, 2015
Children growing up in some places go on to earn more than they would if they had grown up elsewhere.
Tax Day: Are You
Receiving a Marriage
Penalty or Bonus?
APRIL 15, 2015
The United States tax system is unusual in the way it levies a marriage penalty, or a marriage bonus, for couples who are not allowed to file like single individuals.
Gay Marriage State by
State: From a Few States
to the Whole Nation
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
How the number of states allowing same-sex marriage grew.
How Gun Traffickers Get
Around State Gun Laws
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
The effect of state gun control laws is diluted by a thriving underground market for firearms brought from states with few restrictions.
Connecting the Dots
Behind the 2016
Presidential Candidates
MAY 5, 2015
How the teams behind some likely and announced 2016 candidates are connected to previous campaigns, administrations and organizations.
You Draw It: How Family
Income Predicts Children’s
College Chances
MAY 28, 2015
Draw your guess for every income level, then compare it with the actual data on college enrollment and the drawings of other readers.
Recent Attacks
Demonstrate Islamic
State’s Ability to
Both Inspire and
Coordinate Terror
JUNE 17, 2015
At least a dozen countries have had attacks since the Islamic State, or ISIS, began to pursue a global strategy in the summer of 2014.
A Quick Puzzle to Test
Your Problem Solving
JULY 3, 2015
A short game sheds light on government policy, corporate America and why no one likes to be wrong.
Tianjin Blasts Expose the
Dangerous Proximity of
Toxic Chemicals in China
AUGUST 21, 2015
The warehouse in Tianjin that exploded was just one of many buildings across China that store toxic chemicals near residential areas.
Who’s Winning the
Presidential Campaign?
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
History suggests that each party’s eventual nominee will emerge from 2015 in one of the top two or three positions, as measured by endorsements, fund-raising and polling.
The Origins of
Jihadist-Inspired
Attackers in the U.S.
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
Since Sept. 11, 2001, most of the attackers in the United States claiming or appearing to be motivated by extremist Islam were U.S.-born or naturalized citizens.
In Other Countries, You’re
as Likely to Be Killed by a
Falling Object as by a Gun
DECEMBER 5, 2015
In most of the Western world, gun homicides are as rare as deaths from falling tree limbs or plane crashes. In the U.S., they are much more common.
What Drives Gun Sales:
Terrorism, Politics and
Calls for Restrictions
DECEMBER 10, 2015
Gun sales have more than doubled in a decade, driven by violent events and fear of gun-buying restrictions.
MAPS
How ISIS Expands
MAY 21, 2015
The Islamic State aims to build a broad colonial empire across many countries.
Efforts to Stem the Rise
of the Islamic State
JUNE 12, 2014
A visual guide with maps and graphics showing the campaign against the Islamic State.
Tracking the Aftermath of
the Charlie Hebdo Attack
JANUARY 9, 2015
A visual timeline of the attack and the events that followed.
Boko Haram: The
Other Islamic State
JANUARY 15, 2015
Maps showing the violent rise of the Islamist militant group that is waging a campaign of terror in Nigeria.
From Syria, an Atlas
of a Country in Ruins
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
A satellite image analysis reveals vast devastation in major cities across Syria from the civil war that started nearly four years ago.
Russia’s Endgame
in Ukraine
MARCH 6, 2015
How Russia aims to achieve its goal of keeping Ukraine isolated from the West.
Syria After Four
Years of Mayhem
MARCH 12, 2015
A look at the conflict that has dismembered Syria and inflamed the region with one of the world’s worst religious and sectarian wars.
What Happened on the
Germanwings Flight
MARCH 24, 2015
Maps and timeline of what is known about the crash.
Mapping Segregation
JULY 8, 2015
New government rules will require all cities and towns receiving federal housing funds to assess patterns of segregation.
The World
According To China
JULY 24, 2015
China’s enormous overseas spending has helped it displace the United States and Europe as the leading financial power in large parts of the developing world.
How Texas Could Set
National Template for
Limiting Abortion Access
AUGUST 19, 2015
Its restrictions will be reviewed by the Supreme Court and are being copied by other states.
Visualizing the Size
and Strength of
Hurricane Patricia
OCTOBER 24, 2015
Maps showing the extent and wind speeds of the strongest hurricane ever known to assault the Western Hemisphere.
Who Has Gained Ground
in Syria Since Russia
Began Its Airstrikes
OCTOBER 29, 2015
The full impact of Russian airstrikes on the Syrian war has yet to be realized, but some shifts have occurred in recent weeks.
Paris Attacks Intensify
Debate Over How
Many Syrian Refugees
to Allow Into the U.S.
NOVEMBER 19, 2015
A growing number of governors said they oppose the entry of Syrian refugees into their states.
Inside Raqqa, the
Capital of ISIS
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
A bustling city has been transformed under the group’s brutal rule.
China’s Coastal
Cities, Underwater
DECEMBER 11, 2015
Some cities in China will be dramatically affected by rising seas as the atmosphere warms.
MOTION GRAPHICS AND VIDEO STORIES
Out There: Fast
and Light to Pluto
JULY 6, 2015
On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft will zip past Pluto and its five known moons. Nobody really knows what it will find.
Bieber, Diplo &
Skrillex Make A Hit
AUGUST 25, 2015
“Where Are Ü Now” and electronic dance music helped Justin Bieber sing for grown-ups. A story of how music is made today.
Three Hours of Terror in
Paris, Moment by Moment
NOVEMBER 13, 2015
Many of the attacks were just minutes apart.
Out There:
Einstein’s Telescope
MARCH 5, 2015
A century after Albert Einstein proposed that gravity could bend light, astronomers now rely on galaxies or even clusters of galaxies to magnify distant stars.
The Sounds of
the Downhill
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
Some of the top ski racers in the world describe the sounds of a World Cup downhill.
How We Changed Our
Thinking on Gay Marriage
MARCH 4, 2015
Leaders voice how they watched their communities, their nation and themselves transform views about same-sex marriage.
Five Views of 2
World Trade Center
JULY 5, 2015
BIG's shape-shifting, stacked tower design for 2 WTC fills in the monolithic, corporate campus of the World Trade Center complex when viewed from the south. Seen from the north, it wants to suggest the varied cityscape of Tribeca, and from Brooklyn may look, for better or worse, like a giant bunch of children's blocks, about to tumble over.
What It’s Like to Face a
150 M.P.H. Tennis Serve
JULY 10, 2015
Watch this video and see how it feels to stand across the court from the fastest serves in tennis.
Assessing the Legality
of Sandra Bland’s Arrest
JULY 22, 2015
A video released by Texas officials confirms accounts of a physical confrontation between Ms. Bland and a state trooper. But her arrest and cause of death remain in dispute.
The Videos That Are
Putting Race and Policing
Into Sharp Relief
JULY 30, 2015
A collection of videos that have led to nationwide protests, federal investigations and changes in policy and attitudes on race.
How Missing Jet’s
Debris Could Have
Floated to Réunion
AUGUST 5, 2015
This animation shows where floating debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 could have drifted if experts are correct about where the plane went down.
Walking in War’s Path
AUGUST 22, 2015
Meet a wounded Israeli soldier, a 5-year-old stuck in Gaza and a 24-year-old in Gaza who finds comfort in horse-jumping. For them and many others, daily life is full of reminders of last year’s Israel-Gaza war.
The Top Tennis Player in
the World Started Here
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Long before he found his way to the top of the sport, where did Novak Djokovic learn to swing a racket? We visit the childhood courts of some of the world’s tennis greats.
Finding Hope in the
Vigils of Paris: A
Virtual Reality Film
NOVEMBER 21, 2015
After the attacks, candlelit vigils became gathering places for mourning, singing and even shouting. Two Times video journalists used a new storytelling form to cover them.
Take Flight
DECEMBER 10, 2015
The year’s best actors — starring Benicio Del Toro, Charlize Theron, Michael Fassbender, Jacob Tremblay, Jason Mitchell, Kristen Wiig, Lily Tomlin, Mya Taylor, Melissa McCarthy and Rooney Mara — lift off in a series of tributes to the ultimate Hollywood magic trick.
What Happens When the
Fed Raises Rates, In One
Rube Goldberg Machine
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Exactly seven years ago, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to almost zero in order to nurse the ailing economy back to health. Today, it is expected to change direction. This is how it works.
DATA VISUALIZATION
How Syrians Are Dying
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
Over four years of war has forced more than four million to flee the country, fueling a migrant crisis in the Middle East and Europe.
The Changing Nature
of Middle-Class Jobs
FEBRUARY 22, 2015
The types of jobs that pay middle-class wages have shifted since 1980. Fewer of these positions are in male-dominated production occupations, while a greater share are in workplaces more open to women.
A 3-D View of a
Chart That Predicts
The Economic Future:
The Yield Curve
MARCH 18, 2015
The current flatness of the curve shows investors expect mediocre growth.
Messenger’s Collision
Course With Mercury
APRIL 30, 2015
NASA’s Messenger spacecraft crashed into Mercury on Thursday.
Your Contribution to
the California Drought
MAY 21, 2015
The average American consumes more than 300 gallons of California water each week by eating food that was produced there.
The Flight of Refugees
Around the Globe
JUNE 20, 2015
Mapping the migration of millions of people displaced around the world because of violence. Last year alone, about 14 million fled, according to the United Nations.
Is Greece Worse Off
Than the U.S. During
the Great Depression?
JULY 9, 2015
The economy has been in disarray. People have been out of work for years. The banks have been running out of money. It sounds a lot like the Great Depression in the United States. But it is Greece – and in some ways, the situation is worse.
New Horizons’ Pluto Flyby
JULY 14, 2015
After nine years and three billion miles, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft zipped past Pluto and its five moons on Tuesday morning.
How the U.S. and
OPEC Drive Oil Prices
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
The global price of a barrel of oil remains near its lowest point since the depths of the 2009 recession.
The Cost of Mobile Ads
on 50 News Websites
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Most of the data on the mobile homepages of the top 50 news websites comes from advertising, demonstrating the appeal of ad blockers.
Untangling the
Overlapping Conflicts
in the Syrian War
OCTOBER 18, 2015
What started as a popular uprising against the Syrian government four years ago has become a proto-world war with nearly a dozen countries embroiled in two overlapping conflicts.
The Expanding Web
of Connections Among
the Paris Attackers
NOVEMBER 15, 2015
As many as six of the assailants in the coordinated Islamic State terrorist assault in Paris were Europeans who had traveled to Syria.
A Map of Republican
Insults: When Candidates
Attack, and Why
DECEMBER 16, 2015
How the Republican candidates for president are criticizing one another, and what they intend to accomplish with their lines of attack.
How Many Years Until the
Home Run Record Falls?
APRIL 3, 2015
What makes a baseball record unbreakable? Sometimes the game changes and that puts a record out of reach. Sometimes an exceptional performance is too dominant to be matched. When the two combine, the record could last for centuries.
Stacking Up the
Presidential Fields
JUNE 4, 2015
The Republican party has 16 major presidential candidates this cycle — three times the number of Democrats and more than any other field in recent history.
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