An Artist Studying from Nature (1639), by Claude Lorrain

Laura Makabresku Laura Makabresku Two souls amidst the winter night

In Primorye Russia, a camera trap captured animals of eight different species in one place. ⚠️ Don’t hike on that trail

Jean-Léon Gérôme - "Diogenes" (1860)

Incredible close-up view of a sunspot the size of Earth on the surface of the Sun filmed by the Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope. Sunspots are regions of reduced surface temperature caused by intense magnetic fields. 📽: Luc Rouppe van der Voort / ISP

Shame Plant (Mimosa pudica) known for its unique reaction to touch

Jeremy Corbyn says a new left political party will be in place before 2026 elections or sooner. He said "This whole cause is coming together, we’re going to have something in place that is very clear and everyone will want to be part of and support." thecanary.co/uk/analysis/20…

> Reform successfully lobbies for Brexit > Brexit makes Britain poor > Brits mad Britain is poor > Brits vote for Reform Amazing system they have

Two bears in the middle of fight. 📸: Scott Stone

"the birds in the war zone make nests from the fiber optic cables left by the killer drones" is the kind of thing you'd expect as a throwaway line of background in a cyberpunk story, and yet

On Sunday I traveled to the middle of the desert to capture this: The ISS against our sun. What I didn't expect: the sun producing a magnificent flare at the same time A once-in-a-lifetime shot I'm thrilled to share with you. See the uncropped shot or get the print in the reply

François Monthoux (fmonthoux), a 30-year-old Swiss sculptor, has spent 3 years creating this fortified terracotta city in the heart of the forest. Wait for it 🔥

Little dude really enjoyin that, hell yeah dude, hell yeah.

I think the ability to use its own tail as a blanket makes the giant anteater one of the most advanced animals on the planet

Jane Goodall might have the one most impactful legacies of animal conservation + welfare of all time. though there is a lot still to be done, her work with primates has cascaded into the ethics of how we interact with all animals today, 65 years later. rip queen

Water is the stuff of life. The UK still hasn't recovered from the driest spring for 50 years, and natural water sources are still dry. Even if you are unable to do anything else, please provide fresh water nightly. Every night of the year. Animals die of thirst not only in the

In case you fancied a couple of minutes pond side. SOUND ON!

Let me get this straight... You changed the law so that hundreds of people would be arrested for holding placards, and now you're blaming those people for wasting police resources?

Amazing story: the Czech government spent six years planning a series of dams. A family of beavers constructed the dams for free, in 1-2 says, in the same locations that human picked, accomplishing the goals set by the Czech government and saving humans $1.2 million

Yet another..an SSSI threatened "wetland contains woodland, pools, springs and streams and is home to diverse wildlife, including a variety of dragonflies, wildflowers, rare fungi and amphibians" opposed by locals, Devon Wildlife Trust, council theguardian.com/environment/20…