Monarch Butterfly

Massive migrations of monarch butterflies along the California-Mexico coast can take these airborne insects over 3,000 miles (4,828 kilometers).

Everest At Twilight

Mount Everest

Rain Forest of Republic of Congo

Canoes are vital for transportation on the rain forest rivers of the Republic of the Congo. The Congo Basin’s 500 million acres of tropical forest, second-largest in the world after the Amazon, are known for an incredible array of wildlife including great apes, forest elephants, and some 700 species of river fish. But people have also lived here for over 50,000 years. The Congo Basin currently provides water and food to about 75 million Africans.

Booming Meteor Show

The Lyrid Meteor Show Left Viewers (and Listeners) Starstruck

Surfing at Teahupoo, Tahiti

Surfer Nathan Fletcher Rides a Monster Tube at Teahupoo, Tahiti

Amarnath Yatra

The last camp on the Amarnath Yatra, an annual pilgrimage that brings hundreds of thousands of worshipers to a remote mountain cave. Gray snow and trash mar the scene.

Grand Canyon National Park

From the lush forests of the North Rim, hike along sinuous sandstone ribbons sculpted over millions of years. Explore the more arid terrain of the South Rim and witness the canyon’s shifting palette of red, orange, and gold.