Launching hopes and prayers

Launching hopes and prayers

Sky lanterns take flight during the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand (© Suttipong Sutiratanachai/Getty Images)

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Nov. 8, 2023West Indian manatees, Crystal River
Nov. 8, 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
Nov. 8, 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States

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Oct 10, 2026World Migratory Bird Day
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May 31, 2025Knuthöjdsmossen nature reserve, Sweden
Sep. 29, 2023Mid-Autumn Festival
Feb. 9, 2026Amur leopard cat, Russia
Dec. 16, 2024Salzburg, Austria
Jun. 24, 2024Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
Nov. 24, 2025Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India
Floating mailboxes
Pearl among the emeralds
Dec. 28, 2025Black-and-white ruffed lemur in Madagascar
Rebels of the owl world
Jan. 27, 2026Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece
Aug. 1, 2025Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Nature, art, and...math?
Where are these illuminated walkways?
Apr. 14, 2024Bowling Ball Beach, California, USA
Feb. 27, 2024International Polar Bear Day
Aug. 24, 2025European fallow deer in England
Jan. 23, 2026Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival
Today, a nation was born
The oldest way to fly
Feb. 11, 2025Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China
Jul. 12, 2024Mount Rainier National Park
A beach of many colours
Mar. 20, 2026Spring equinox
Aug. 6, 2024Molokini crater, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Aug 29, 2026Aerial view of surfers, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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