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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Apr. 14, 2024Bowling Ball Beach, California, USA
A peck between penguins
Blurring the lines with wearable art
Jul. 9, 2025Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
Beauty resides in trees
Jan. 9, 2024Rio Grande, Albuquerque
Babbling on and on
Jul 2, 2026Ceiling of the Temple of Esna, Egypt
Jul. 26, 2024Summer Olympics begin in Paris
Gravity-defying wonders of the world
Let’s have a lek, see?
40 years of recovery
Go hug a mountain, if you can
Jul. 26, 2025International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
Jan. 20, 2026Penguin Awareness Day
Oct. 9, 2024Aspens near Marble, Colorado, USA
The road less taken?
Sep. 2, 2023Allens Hummingbird
A labyrinth of luxury
Jun 8, 2026World Oceans Day
Oct. 16, 2023Golden larches and Prusik Peak, Enchantments, Washington
Stretching out in the Everglades
May 29, 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
Feb. 27, 2024International Polar Bear Day
Sports where you least expect it
Jan. 6, 2024Vermilion Lakes, Banff
Park of the Monsters
Family on parade
Apr. 30, 2024Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
Nov. 4, 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England