The Big Picture 2022Photo Gallery 06.08.2022From the beautiful to the bizarre, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet’s most amazing species and places.
Starling-Studded SkiesPhoto Essay 07.13.2021A modern approach to a 19th-century photography technique celebrates both the art and science behind one of the planet’s most mesmerizing spectacles.
The Big Picture 2021Photo Gallery 05.27.2021From the beautiful to the bizarre, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet’s most amazing species and places.
The Other COVID NursesPhoto Essay 01.01.2021Caring for sick and injured wildlife has always been challenging, but during the pandemic, for many rehabilitators, it has become a grueling, 24/7 labor of love.
Lens on LifePhoto Gallery 12.04.2020While 2020 has thrown an endless string of challenges at many of us, nature hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s just as impressive and inspiring—and in many cases, just as imperiled as ever.
The Big Picture 2020Photo Gallery 05.05.2020From the beautiful to the bizarre, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet’s most amazing species and places.
The Big Picture 2019Photo Gallery 04.30.2019From the beautiful to the bizarre, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet’s most amazing species and places.
The Big Picture 2018Photo Gallery 05.01.2018From the beautiful to the bizarre, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet’s most amazing species and places.
The Big PicturePhoto Gallery 06.20.2017A showcase of amazing creatures and gorgeous environments—some threatened, some thriving—from around the globe
Star AttractionSpotlight 01.24.2017Even a night sky of pirouetting stars can’t upstage the otherworldly beauty of a red-gilled nudibranch.
Foraging by StarlightSpotlight 07.12.2016It’s no accident that the opportunistic wild boar has become one of the most widely distributed mammals on the planet.
A Gathering of GiantsPhoto Essay 07.11.2016A photographer slips into the ocean to swim among hundreds of sperm whales—witnessing a rarely seen social spectacle.
Arid ApparitionSpotlight 07.05.2016Once driven to near extinction by trophy hunting, the black rhino’s slow recovery is now encountering a new threat.
March of the FlamingosPhoto Essay 06.21.2016In the harsh, hot soda lakes of East Africa, flamingos thrive, and now scientists are beginning to understand how these birds live where other species die.
Frog Leg FeastSpotlight 06.21.2016With native fish populations in decline, resourceful European otters have turned their attention to frogs and toads, a food source that presents its own challenges.
