The Singapore Zoo shows off its babies, ice blankets in the U.S., fog drifts in the U.K., Saudi Arabia opens its first automotive showroom solely for women, and much more.
A buffalo herd runs in Hungary, Potato the corgi runs in Boston, protests erupt in Iran, a “bomb cyclone” hits the northeastern U.S., and much more.
People stranded at Disneyland, a spectacular rocket launch in California, polar bears dance for the Pope, Christmas on an Australian beach, and much more.
Preparations for Christmas around the world, big surf in Portugal, taming the Thomas Fire in California, an Amtrak crash in Washington state, and much more.
The Thomas Fire in southern California, leopards in India and New York, unrest in the West Bank and Argentina, Christmas in a Brazilian prison, and much more.
California wildfires, the Sankta Lucia Festival of Light in England, a snowy football game in New York, Glasgow's annual Santa Dash, and much more.
Tax bill protests in Washington D.C., Pope Francis’s visit to Myanmar, Christmas celebrations around the world, a Krampus sighting in Slovenia, and much more.
A cross-border wedding in southern California, “Hammy,” the deer with a hammock stuck in his antlers, in Canada, Turkey pardoning in Washington D.C., Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York, and much more.
The Ministry of Fun Santa School opens for the season in England, a red fox meets a stegosaurus in Siberia, Australians vote to allow same-sex marriage, and much more.
A cross-border mass on the Rio Grande, First Lady Melania Trump visits the Great Wall, terrible smog in India, a bear prepares for hibernation in Kosovo, and much more.
Jacaranda trees in Sydney, a ruined French castle seeking adoption, spooky scenes from Halloween and the Day of the Dead, and much more.
Kayaking through the Corinth Canal, unrest during elections in Kenya, a funeral for a beloved king in Thailand, trials for a new land speed record in England, and much more.
The recapture of Raqqa from ISIS, a giant human-piloted robot in Japan, Diwali in Nepal and India, the British National Plowing Championships, and much more.
Wildfires rage across California, the World Solar Challenge race in Australia, a show by the Swiss Air Force in the Alps, and much more.
Horror and mourning in Las Vegas, much-needed aid reaches some far-flung corners of Puerto Rico, legal same-sex weddings in Germany, Serbian paprika, and much more.
Rescue and recovery in the Caribbean and Mexico, the Invictus Games in Toronto, the world’s first drone taxi service in Dubai, and much more.
Record-setting hurricanes, massive protests, a devastating earthquake, and an epic refugee crisis.
Hurricanes Jose and Irma, an earthquake in Mexico, Cassini’s grand finale above Saturn, and much more
Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, an earthquake in Mexico, wildfires across the western U.S., a frightening "Super Monster Wolf" in Japan, and much more.
Recovery from Hurricane Harvey in Texas, the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the World Bog Snorkeling Championships in Wales, and much more.
The Great American Eclipse, the World Belly-flop Championships in Norway, thousands march against hate in Boston, and much more.
The removal of Confederate statues in Baltimore, big waves in Brazil, the World Jousting Championships in Australia, daily exercise at a pig farm in China, and much more.
A trip through Geirangerfjord in Norway, an earthquake in China, a submerged monastery in Russia, contentious elections in Kenya, and much more.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe, an election in Kenya, the launch of a Soyuz rocket in Kazakhstan, elementary school sumo wrestlers in Japan, and much more.
A collection of winning and honored images from this year’s nature-photo competition
A collection of amazing recent images made with the Hubble Space Telescope
Mourners of Pope Francis gathered at the Vatican, scenes from the the second weekend of Coachella 2025, a humanoid-robot half-marathon in China, and much more
Images of the people, animals, and landscapes of the Earth’s arctic and subarctic regions, photographed by Olivier Morin