August 12, 2025

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Browns Canyon National Monument Browns Canyon National Monument

The remote and rugged landscape in central Colorado is known for outdoor recreation by day and exceptional stargazing by night.

     
Sprawling Gifford Fire Scorches California Sprawling Gifford Fire Scorches California

The fast-growing blaze charred more than 100,000 acres in the span of a week.

     
Lost Towns of the Quabbin Lost Towns of the Quabbin

Forests play a key role in filtering the waters of a reservoir in central Massachusetts that's home to submerged towns and nesting eagles.

     
Nighttime Over the Eastern Pacific Nighttime Over the Eastern Pacific

A long-exposure photo taken from low Earth orbit captured the brilliant illumination coming from airglow, lightning, and stars.

     
Bloom Time in the Barents Sea Bloom Time in the Barents Sea

Arctic waters near Norway's Bear Island teemed with tiny plant-like organisms that painted the seas turquoise-blue and green.

     
Wildfire Sweeps Through Southern France Wildfire Sweeps Through Southern France

The Aude fire rapidly burned around 16,000 hectares in August 2025, becoming the country's largest fire since 1949.

     
Fleeting Glimpse of Rare Snow Fleeting Glimpse of Rare Snow

A short-lived storm dropped some of the largest accumulations in decades on Australia's Northern Tablelands.