These four images capture various starkly different realities within the animal kingdom — from family and play to survival ...

From cowboying in the snow to painting underwater, see the eight award winning “outdoor adventures” from this year’s Nature’s ...

June 15 was Nature Photography Day, and in celebration of that, the winners of the annual California Academy of Sciences' BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition were announced. The contest ...

From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking species and places Skylar Knight and Krista Langlois, bioGraphic Now in ...

The natural world has long found itself the subject of the photographer’s lens, whether it be majestic landscapes, flora and fauna, or closeups of specific ecosystems. As a medium of both creative ...

This alien and extraordinarily intimate image provides a rare glimpse of a Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) mother and her potential offspring at the Blue Heron Bridge dive area, off ...

The natural world is full of diversity, and among the billions of species, some stand out for their truly unusual and odd ...

The winners of the 51st annual Nikon Small World photo contest offer a glimpse at some of the tiniest—and most beautiful—parts of the natural world. Spheres of Volvox algae colonies contained within a ...

We're swinging into the final round of summer, which means it's time for the California Academy of Sciences' annual "BigPicture" show, where a cavalcade of eye-popping color photographs is now on view ...