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All in the Family

November 23, 2023

A salmon goes through seven distinct stages in its life cycle

In this story: photography, insects

Close-up of several alevins. They have large eyes and bright-orange egg sacs.

How to Think Like a Watershed

By Carson Vaughan September 25, 2023

The Platte Basin Timelapse turns science into photographic poetry

In this story: photography, water, saving wild places, wildlife

Lightning strikes a wetland on a dark-blue night.

Good Sport

Photo by Donald Miralle July 15, 2023

A green sea turtle photo-bombs a triathlon in Hawai'i

In this story: animals, wildlife, photography

Underwater photo of dozens of legs in wetsuits with a green sea turtle swimming under them.

An Itsy-Bitsy Spider, Larger Than Life

Photo by David Alejandro Narváez May 7, 2023

An arachnid, up close and personal

In this story: photography, animals

Close-up of a furry spider against a red background. A drop of water on its head shows the reflection of a pink flower and looks like a hat.

A Search for the Light of All Things

By Jonathan Hahn January 2, 2023

David Neilson's images capture the wonders of wild places

In this story: photography, books, saving wild places

David Neilson, from Chasing the Mountain Light

Ice, Capped

January 4, 2023

An Icelandic glacier is awesome—and melting away

In this story: photography, arctic

Close-up of Vatnajökull, with mist covering its top and chunky ice at its base.

Close Encounter

October 2, 2022

Check out this photo of a Suwannee cooter

In this story: photography

The underside of a yellow and black turtle, looking up through the clear water at trees and blue sky overhead.

Looking Inward

July 18, 2022

An unusual raptor sighting sparks a change in perspective

In this story: photography

A brown bird sits on a window ledge looking at the person taking a photo of it on his phone. In the reflection, it looks as if the bird is holding the phone. In the background are tall white apartment complexes.

Aliens Among Us

By Heather Smith March 28, 2022

A photo essay of insects—extremely bug and incredibly close

In this story: wildlife, photography, animals

Close-up of a green orchid bee against a red background.

Up in Smoke

Photo by James Balog January 4, 2022

A pyrocumulus cloud is a hallmark of climate-change-intensified fires

In this story: photography, climate change

Black-and-white photo shows an enormous white cloud of smoke above trees.

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