Category: NATURE/SPACE

December 12, 2016 at 4:08 pm

Picture of the Day: Outdoor Lights After a Snowstorm in Chicago

Picture of the Day: Outdoor Lights After a Snowstorm in Chicago

A set of outdoor lights becomes encased in snow, creating an unexpectedly beautiful glowing effect

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December 12, 2016 at 2:57 pm

The Winners of the 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest

The Winners of the 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year Contest

Selected from thousands of entries, an underwater photo of sardine migration on the Wild Coast of South Africa has been selected as the grand-prize winner of the 2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest. “Sardine Run,” was captured by Greg Lecoeur of Nice, France.

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December 8, 2016 at 11:26 am

Picture of the Day: Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), Kyoto, Japan

Picture of the Day: Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion), Kyoto, Japan

Kinkakuji is a Zen Buddhist temple and World Heritage Site in northern Kyoto first built in 1397

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December 7, 2016 at 3:11 pm

Photographer Captures Fog Waves That Look Like Oceans in the Sky

Photographer Captures Fog Waves That Look Like Oceans in the Sky

Professional photographer Nick Steinberg is a self-professed ‘fogaholic’

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December 2, 2016 at 12:31 pm

Picture of the Day: Aurora Borealis Over Iceland’s Jokulsarlon Glacier Lake

Picture of the Day: Aurora Borealis Over Iceland's Jokulsarlon Glacier Lake

Iceland’s natural beauty never ceases to amaze

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November 29, 2016 at 12:37 pm

Picture of the Day: Carefully Arranged Leaves Make This Tree Glow

Picture of the Day: Carefully Arranged Leaves Make This Tree Glow

Ephemeral art by Andy Goldsworthy

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November 27, 2016 at 9:41 am

Picture of the Day: The Difference Two Days Can Make in Minnesota

Picture of the Day: The Difference Two Days Can Make in Minnesota

Winter has come

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November 21, 2016 at 12:35 pm

12 Highlights from the Supermoon Space Launch

12 Highlights from the Supermoon Space Launch

The historic Expedition 50 marks notable firsts for the French as well as Female astronauts

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November 9, 2016 at 4:06 pm

Picture of the Day: Earth Seen from the Window of the Apollo 12 Spacecraft

Picture of the Day: Earth Seen from the Window of the Apollo 12 Spacecraft

A striking view of Earth taken in November of 1969

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November 7, 2016 at 3:27 pm

Picture of the Day: Sunset at Fairy Glen, Isle of Skye

Picture of the Day: Sunset at Fairy Glen, Isle of Skye

Fairy Glen is situated between Sheader and Balnacnoc on the Trotternish Penisula in the North end of the island

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