The Swasthani Bratakatha festival in Nepal, big wave surfing in Nazare, Portugal, some Iraqis returning to Iraq from Europe, whirling dervishes in Turkey, dazzle camouflage in Japan, and much more.
A robotic road safety worker in India, a sacrificial llama in Bolivia, a sea otter receives a valentine, a deadly earthquake in Taiwan, a leopard attack in India, and much more.
Revelers in Brazil prepare for Carnival, Dutch police train an eagle to capture drones in midair, a captured monkey menace in Mumbai, Russian infantry training with reindeer, a mock zebra escape in a Tokyo zoo, and much more.
The burning of a Viking longboat during Up Helly Aa in the Shetland Islands, nude statues hidden from Iran’s visiting president in Italy, a moonrise behind Toronto, and much more.
Taiwan’s first woman president, an ice-covered grain silo in Iowa (for ice climbing), a visit to a ski resort in Iran, testing a spacesuit in France, an abandoned Pentagon in China, and much more.
Wild horses in Northern Ireland, a ‘No Pants Subway Ride’ in NYC, icy weather across the north, the unveiling of a new Titanosaur fossil display, a glass shoe-shaped church in Taiwan, tributes to David Bowie, and much more.
The draining of the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris, snow in California’s mountains, a butter sculpture in Pennsylvania, trash pandas in Shanghai, a standoff in Oregon, a sun pillar above Stockholm, a whale made of starlings above Israel, and much more.
Fireworks from London to Rio, terrible weather in Europe and the Americas, the arrest of the ‘affluenza’ teen in Mexico, New Year’s Day swimming in freezing waters, and much more.
Christmas and Solstice celebrations around the world, a successful launch and landing of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, unseasonable weather in the United States, an Australian heatwave, and much more.
Argentina bids farewell to President Cristina Fernandez, Angela Merkel carrying a wolf in Germany, the arrest of Martin Shkreli in New York, the Swedish festival of Sankta Lucia observed in the UK, and much more.
A policeman hauls ass in Oklahoma, record-setting smog in Beijing, a climate conference in Paris, Christmas lights in New York, Pope Francis in Central African Republic, and much more.
Winter weather in China, Europe, and the United States, a Martian panorama, a neighborhood in flames in Manila, demonstrations in Chicago, the Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City, and much more.
A dinosaur in Beijing, stormy weather in Seattle, Potala Palace in Tibet, a nine-year-old karate champion in Japan, ice accumulation in New Hampshire, security measures in France and Germany, a bear with its head stuck in a milk can in Maryland, and much more.
McSleepers in Hong Kong, sturgeon in Iran, Kurdish soldiers in Syria, Diwali in New Delhi, a militant from the Bird Protection League, hit by a shovel in France, Guatemala's Fuego Volcano, and much more.
Kitesurfing in the Mediterranean, removing landmines with flamethrowers in China, big-wave surfing in Portugal, running with flaming barrels in Ottery St. Mary, England, and much more.
Black bears in Florida, prayers for rain in Indonesia, the Halloween Dog Parade in New York, the aftermath of Hurricane Patricia in Mexico, Chewbacca under arrest in Ukraine, and much more.
A peek inside the abandoned Malta Railway tunnels, a California mudslide, Canada’s new prime minister-designate, Ashura observation in Iraq, stylish young artists in Ghana, and much more.
A traditional Tuvan performance in Siberia, baby jaguars in Mexico City, unrest in the West Bank, “El Chapo” Halloween masks, South Carolina still affected by floodwaters, the reconstructed cockpit of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, crab fishing in Maryland, and much more.
A sandstorm in Egypt, flooding in South Carolina, the release of a black-footed ferret, an Israeli spacecraft, hazy skies in Indonesia, a volcanic eruption near Quito, a massive traffic jam near Beijing, and much more.
Pope Francis in Philadelphia, Supermoon eclipse, tidal bores in China, Taliban in Kunduz, Afghanistan, lightning over Rio de Janeiro, BASE jumping in Kuala Lumpur, Neil deGrasse Tyson hugging a robot, Wasteland Weekend in California, Putin and Obama share a toast, and much more.
Fall colors in Wales, waiting for the new iPhone via telepresence in California, Pope Francis visits the U.S., riding a penny-farthing in Russia, the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, slacklining in Switzerland, and much more.
A coup in Burkina Faso, wildfires in California, a new hair accessory trend in Beijing, airstrikes in Yemen, migrants continue to flood into Europe, underwater robotics in France, an earthquake in Chile, and much more.
Forest fires in Indonesia, a field of sunflowers in Kansas, fireworks in Moscow, a pyrotechnics show in Britain, a vertical forest in Italy, a new view of Pluto, and much more.
Burning Man is underway in the Nevada desert, the migrant crisis grew in both scale and impact, new Star Wars toys went on sale worldwide, China marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Alaska’s Mt. McKinley was renamed Denali, 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