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a group of penguins swims in arctic water, with one up-close to the camera looking very cheerful

Conservation Advocacy Soars in the 2024 Bird Photographer of the Year Competition

September 24, 2024

a detail of a large cardboard sculpture of a coral reef, focusing on a sea turtle and numerous small fish

Josh Gluckstein Crafts a Teeming Reef from Recycled Cardboard

September 24, 2024

a grid of 15 colorful stamps featuring birds, deer, butterflies, and more

A Stamp Collection Is a Vivid Ode to Endangered Animals

September 20, 2024

One Whale of a Meal Wins The 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year Competition

September 18, 2024

artist Ellie Hannon working on a painting on the aft deck of a research vessel at sunset

Art and Science Set Sail in Schmidt Ocean Institute’s Artist-at-Sea Program

September 17, 2024

a microscopic image of water droplets evaporating from the wing scales of a peacock butterfly (Aglais io)

Get Super Up-Close to Biology with the Winners of Nikon’s Small World in Motion

September 17, 2024

a double exposure photo of a child's silhouette filled with branches and orange leaves

Made in Camera, Christoffer Relander’s Portraits Entwine Nature and Childhood

September 16, 2024

an abstract image of the sun with glowing rings that appear to grow from the right side

A Brilliant Image of the Solar Eclipse Wins the 2024 Astronomy Photographer of the Year

September 13, 2024

a detail of a plush blue ammonite and worm

Hiné Mizushima Felts Whimsical Sea Creatures Adorned with Beads and Crocheted Detail

September 13, 2024

a manatee and her baby rest on grass below the water

The Adorable and the Fierce Star in the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Contest

September 11, 2024

an animated gif of black rectangles chasing a small child

A Swarm of Blocks Flocks to Human Presence in DRIFT’s Interactive Installation

September 11, 2024

vibrant botanicals are collaged into a woman's figure

Vibrant Life Emanantes from Meggan Joy’s Magical Collaged Silhouettes

September 9, 2024

a gangly creature with innumerable appendages and a translucent pale body

Schmidt Ocean Institute Discovers 20 New Species Along the Remote Nazca Ridge

September 9, 2024

in a black and white photo, a large barreling wave begins to crash down on itself as a handful of individuals in the water nearby watch

Tim McKenna Documents the Heaving Waves of French Polynesia

September 8, 2024

a meticulously detailed wooden sculpture of a harlequin beetle with long legs and antennae on a white background

Insects Metamorphose from Bamboo in Noriyuki Saitoh’s Meticulous Sculptures

August 29, 2024

a round beige and white wall sculpture that shows pieces of ceramic with lines evocative of stretching radiating from a central point. a curved blue piece cradles the right and bottom sides

Using Her Body Weight, Brie Ruais Heaves 130 Pounds of Ceramic into Radial Sculptures

August 28, 2024