From a loving embrace shared by two polar bears to the curious gaze of a gorilla towards a butterfly, the collection is bubbling with drama.

Nature is replete with incredible survival tactics, and one of the most intriguing of these is mimicry. There are creatures ...

This octopus-inspired smart skin can change shape and reveal hidden secrets on command.

Order doesn’t always form perfectly—and those imperfections can be surprisingly powerful. In materials like liquid crystals, tiny “defects” emerge when symmetry breaks, shaping everything from cosmic ...

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County invites amateur photographers who enjoy nature and are looking for a challenge to enter its 2026 Amateur Photo Contest, which is held in conjunction with its ...

Understanding movement, form and emotion has shaped this pro photographer's work – now internationally recognized in Exposure One Awards When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Photo by Jeff Tome Bees on hexagonal honeycomb. Often when describing patterns, they are placed in one of two categories: organic or geometric. Organic designs are ones based on natural things, like ...

The big thinkers at Aperture explain the Golden Ratio and why it appears throughout nature and art. Canada making border crossing change that will impact Americans Florida’s 'forgotten' coastline ...

With entries from across the country and around the globe, three of the top winners in Audubon Community Nature Center’s 2025 Nature Photography Contest come from western New York. From left, ...

For a long time, the architectural world seemed convinced that the only way to make a building feel healthy was to cover it in actual plants. The star of healthy architecture was the living building.

"Shrouded in Snow." Special Mention, Animal Portraits. Blanketed by frost in the Mongolian wilderness, a Pallas’s cat endures the aftermath of a snowstorm at -35°C. Perfectly adapted to its frozen ...