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A "glorious, Monet-style chaos" has taken root at the University of Cambridge's King's College Chapel.
nature

A Stately English Lawn Is Going Wild In the Name of Biodiversity

"If there are ways to manage our landscapes that can make them more exciting for all the insects and mammals, then why not do it?”
Luna Shyr June 15, 2020
From his paraglider, Steinmetz appears to have captured a colorful, abstract mosaic made up of round tiles. In fact, these are shallow basins lined with mud, about three to five feet wide and made by hand, holding salt water that slowly evaporates to yield mineral solids, which are sold to be consumed by livestock. The colors depend on the mix of mud, algae, and salt. Teguidda-n-Tessoumt, Niger.
landscapes

How a 'Flying Photographer' Sees the World From Above

The perspective made George Steinmetz an “accidental environmentalist.”
Winnie Lee June 10, 2020
Inaccessible Island is an extinct volcano rising out of the South Atlantic Ocean. Surely there's an inaccessible island in your life.
landscapes

Art Challenge: Take a Photograph Inspired by a Wondrous Place

Show us how far-flung sights inspire you, even when you're stuck at home.
Michelle Cassidy May 28, 2020
"Stellar Spire in the Eagle Nebula" (left); "Tower at Tower Falls," painted by Thomas Moran in the 1870s (right).
astronomy

What Hubble Space Photos and Western Landscape Paintings Have in Common

Both traffic in the sublime, and have helped us grok new frontiers.
Luna Shyr May 15, 2020
Factory Butte.
Hanksville, Utah

Kathline Rock View Area

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.
Oshima Island and the red Togetsukyō Bridge
Matsushima, Japan

Matsushima Bay

These tiny pine-covered islands have inspired art and poetry for centuries.
Bananas are still a staple of Vanuatu residents' diets. These are for sale at a busy market in Port Vila.
landscapes

How Ancient Tooth Plaque Solved the Mystery of the Banana's Trans-Pacific Journey

3,000-year-old microparticles prove the fruit traveled across the ocean with early Pacific Islanders.
Reina Gattuso February 17, 2020
Gunditjmara people started building this elaborate aquaculture system before the construction of Egypt's oldest pyramids.
landscapes

Australian Wildfires Uncovered Hidden Sections of a Huge, Ancient Aquaculture System

The Gunditjmara have been building an eel-farming system at the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape for more than 6,000 years.
Reina Gattuso February 6, 2020
Linda Vista Skatepark, San Diego.
landscapes

Capturing the Sculptural Landscapes of California Skateparks

The photographer is a skateboarder, but there's not a board in sight.
Winnie Lee December 16, 2019
The salt lake becomes colorful in warm temperatures because of algae growth
Yuncheng, China

Yuncheng Salt Lake

Rainbow-hued in the summer and crystalline in the winter, this salty lake has inspired battles, temples, and plenty of awe.
Prelate, Saskatchewan

Great Sand Hills

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.
Ancient Indian pictographs at Fate Bell rock shelter in Seminole Canyon.
Comstock, Texas

Seminole Canyon

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.
Ferry to Cape Wrath across the Kyle of Durness.
Keoldale, Scotland

Cape Wrath

The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.
Tuhinj Valley
Laze v Tuhinju, Slovenia

Tuhinj Valley

A beautiful drive through the foot of the Alps traces the path of 15th-century Turkish raids.
Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Radburn, New Jersey

The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning.
Sarah Strohl of Bob Ross Inc. sifts through stacks of scenic mountains.
paintings

Almost Every Original Bob Ross Painting Lives in a Virginia Office Park

Now some of the iconic American painter’s work is headed to the Smithsonian.
Sabrina Imbler July 19, 2019
Cedars of Lebanon State Park
Lebanon, Tennessee

Cedars of Lebanon State Park

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.
Oughterard, Ireland

Alpacas of Curraghduff Farms

Fluffy and friendly alpacas nestled against the border of the beautiful Connemara region.