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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Aug 24, 2026Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, United States
Sep 1, 2026Horsehair parachute fungus, Belarus
Feb. 17, 2024Sassnitz lighthouse, Rügen, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Nov. 17, 2025Red fox
An underwater paradise to explore
Jul. 15, 2025Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
Apr. 8, 2026Seattle, Washington, United States
Go hug a mountain, if you can
Nov. 10, 2025Badlands National Park, South Dakota, United States
Pretty in pink
Jun. 22, 2024World Rainforest Day
Look, but don’t touch
Apr. 28, 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Jan. 23, 2026Þorrablót, Icelandic midwinter festival
Jan. 26, 2024Northern hawk-owl
Jan. 7, 2026Old Rock Day
Whats blooming so brightly?
The other continent down under
May 22, 2026International Day for Biological Diversity
Jan. 29, 2026Milwaukee City Hall, Wisconsin, United States
Sep. 9, 2025A female Eurasian red squirrel, Switzerland
Apr. 9, 2024World Ski and Snowboard Festival
A vibrant, sun-drenched island
Nov. 23, 2025Fibonacci Day
Feb. 27, 2026International Polar Bear Day
King of the ocean
Jun. 1, 2025World Reef Awareness Day
Jun 30, 2026Giraffes at sunset in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Jan. 25, 2026Burns Night in Scotland
Oct. 1, 2025Clark Range, Yosemite National Park, California, United States