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. 27, 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Jan. 10, 2025Abraham Lake, Alberta
Trails leading to the gateway of nature.
Dec. 2, 2025Whistler, British Columbia
Jul 13, 2026International Rock Day
May 14, 2026Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy
Feb. 13, 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
Where two continents meet
May 7, 2026Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, Arizona, United States
Apr. 17, 2026International Bat Appreciation Day
You can take a refreshing dip here any day of the year
Nov. 13, 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
Golden cliffs of deep space
Aug. 12, 2024World Elephant Day
Mar. 10, 2026Bláhver, Hveravellir, Iceland
As curious about you as you are about them
Ive got a lot of problems with you penguins!
Jul 8, 2026Sunrise at Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Mar. 24, 2025African elephants in Namibia
May 17, 2025A delta in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy
Dec. 14, 2025Christmas Bird Count
The only island in Lake Tahoe
Nov. 6, 2023Lago Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
History awaits atop the hill
Nov. 26, 2025World Olive Tree Day
A beach of many colours
Nov. 27, 2023Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
Mar. 31, 2026Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam