December 2023 Issue

This is what plants look like—from the inside out

With his camera-mounted microscope, a photographer zooms in to the cellular level to capture the hidden beauty of poplars, pine cones, and dandelions.

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Inside our two-year investigation of the captive tiger industry

These photographs reveal invisible wonders of our world

Everyday products may be harming the environment

Why birds are building fortresses from anti-bird spikes

Is that an ancient pizza? Here’s what people really ate in Pompeii

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December 2023 Issue

2023: The Pictures of the Year

How to choose just one picture from thousands

See Spain’s fabled Alhambra as few have ever before