The Big Picture 2025
From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking species and places.
Skylar Knight's Latest Articles
A Jealous, Leggy Lover
For female millipedes, mating comes with a lot of baggage.
Splitting Hares
In Sweden, researchers working to save a rare variety of mountain hare think conservation should focus on genes, not just species.
One in a Million
Beetles are the most diverse group of animals on the planet—and that diversity expresses itself in extraordinary and sometimes preposterous ways.
Past the Salt
In San Francisco’s salty South Bay, an ambitious wetlands restoration project is seeking to balance a return to the ecological past with the realities of a changing future.
Seeing Spots
Spotted eagle rays’ distinctive markings are turning out to be important identifiers, and may become essential for their protection.
The Big Picture 2021
From the beautiful to the bizarre, this photographic showcase of life on Earth shines a light on some of our planet's most amazing species and places.
Are You My Mother?
Before a timber rattlesnake mom leaves her babies to fend for themselves, she passes on an important piece of information: her scent.
Convenient Conveyance
For a jellyfish, there are few hitchhikers more harmful than this juvenile brown paper nautilus, and for the nautilus, few rides could be more handy.
Lens on Life
While 2020 has thrown an endless string of challenges at many of us, nature hasn't gone anywhere. It's just as impressive and inspiring—and in many cases, just as imperiled as ever.