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Crikey! Critters large and small rule Australian Geographic’s 2021 photo awards
Sep 23, 2021 7:23 PM
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Feb 11, 2021
Rare ‘blue jet’ lightning spotted and photographed from space
Thunderstorms happen above the clouds, too.
Aug 14, 2020
Scientists strapped tiny cameras to beetles to get a bug’s-eye view of the world
Feather-light cameras can show us what your backyard looks like from a new perspective.
Jan 24, 2020
To remain hidden, these beetles sparkle like gems
Iridescent color isn’t always for standing out—for some creatures, it’s for blending in.
Nov 18, 2019
What looks like a deer, is the size of a rabbit, and was just photographed for the first time in decades?
A Vietnamese mouse-deer was captured on a camera trap in the mountains of Southeast Asia.
May 24, 2019
Why would you want a $10k camera with 100 megapixels anyway?
Fujifilm's new GFX 100 is a $10,000 camera with lots of pixels. Here's what they're made to do.
Apr 16, 2019
Dragonglass is real, even if white walkers (hopefully) aren’t
'Game of Thrones' turns a naturally-occurring glass into a fantastical weapon.
Apr 5, 2019
The winning images from the Smithsonian Photo Contest celebrate the beauty of our natural world
An epic wildebeest crossing, a really hungry fox, and a lava lizard perched atop a marine iguana.
Apr 1, 2019
Mini frog, two frog, pumpkin frog, new frog
Last week's amphibian photos have been truly ...ribbeting.
Mar 21, 2019
Asteroid Bennu is …exploding?
New images reveal peculiar behavior from the celestial object.
