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Our photo of the day comes from Florida's John D MacArthur Beach State Park.

Florida's beautiful Frenchman's Forest Natural Area sets the stage for our photo of the day.

As the temperature drops in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, locals bundle up and get excited. While most wait for the first snow to cover the ski runs, others hold out for those first cold nights to freeze the area's waterfalls.

The growing disparity between wealthy and poor is reflected in this shocking photo report on the tiny island city's critical lack of affordable housing.

This is how you pack'em and stack'em.

“Wild Concrete” reveals the unintentional greenery of urban environments through photography.

Our photo of the day comes from Sydney Harbour's Clifton Gardens.

Our photo of the day comes from the waters off Sydney, Australia.

photo: NASA (click to see large) Polly Higgins has been getting more press pushing for 'Ecocide' to be enshrined as an international crime, and now a new photo from NASA really shows what Higgins is talking about: The wholesale destruction of Semirara

Awamaki Lab's fashion-forward collection successfully pairs Peruvian textiles with modern styles.

From ancient trees and strange sea slugs to odd and adorable insects plus more, our most popular reader's photos of the year are a tribute to Mother Nature.

Need help paying attention? Cue up the cute baby animals.

Hubble just took the most detailed image yet of the eerie and mysterious Ghost Nebula, some 550 light-years from Earth.

Studio Schneemann, together with the Kenyan initiative Uniqueco, collect and turn wasted flip flops from the beach into colourful and squichy furniture and lighting.

This photograph was taken at Nairobi National Park, which is located just four miles south of the city’s urban center.

This endangered Hawaiian monk seal was photographed at the Poipu Beach Park in Kauai.

Our photo of the day visits the wacky world of nudibranch sea slugs.

We are officially in love with Loch Pooltiel.

These pictures from the Sun Trip 2018 race prove the only limit is imagination. Congratulations to Sun Trip race winner Raf van Hulle (tech spec of his bike below).

Our photo of the day shows Mother Nature's flair for drama.

Edward Burtynsky's collection called Water documents the role water plays in ecosystems, energy, cultural practices and disasters.

The San Francisco Giants won the 2012 World Series, but this gardener doesn't seem to care.

Traveling exhibit in Turkey prompts audiences to put on their 'climate glasses' and see how floods, fires, and drought in the country are all connected.

Celebrated English painter David Hockney has turned to the iPad as his canvas -- embracing the latest technology despite his age.

"Brains: The Mind as Matter" at the Wellcome Collection features 150 objects including real brains, anatomical models and artworks, and more.

It's the most prestigious photography prize (and best paid) and here's this year's winner.

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.

Our photo of the day is in praise of the pollinators!

A giant resin bee is drawn to purple loosestrife, can you guess the connection?

Our photo of the day comes from a pretty spot in Florida.

Our photo of the day comes from the rainforest of Ecuador.

Our photo of the day comes from the magical rainforest of Ecuador.

Our photo of the day illustrates the whimsical world of camouflage.

Our photo of the day illustrates why the word 'caterpillar' (literally, shaggy cat) makes perfect sense.

These impressive feats of architecture and engineering are one of India's traditional methods of water conservation. Now threatened by disuse and a growing water crisis, one photojournalist is documenting them before they are forgotten.

What can you do with 1.285 bright green used uniforms? This was the brief the design students at Elisava school in Barcelona received by Urbaser, a local waste collection and urban

From its tiny source to the Houses of Parliament, here are glorious photos of the River Thames.

Our photo of the day pays homage to the first designated Canadian Heritage River.

This competition for the best environmental photography never fails to be interesting and professional.

This could be why so many people ignore global warming.

Our photo of the day reveals a butterfly of most beautiful contradictions.

Our well-coiffed photo of the day comes from the rain forest of Ecuador.

Photographer Michael Ciaglo has shared his haunting photos from Agbogbloshie, the "digital dump" on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana.

Can hotels be 100% eco-friendly and affordable? I tried out Starwood's Element Hotel in NYC to find out how far a 411-room urban hotel can go green. The result is mostly positive with a few letdowns.

An architectural tradition dating to the 9th century, Iceland's turf houses are an enduring inspiration.

Argentine architect Carlos Levinton, who we've seen help Bolivian communities with PET, was asked by the UN White Helmets Comission to collaborate with ideas for the reconstruction of Haiti after the earthquake.

If you'd like a close-up view of the BMW i8 electric sports car manufacturing process, here are the goods.

Evonik and Siemens announce two-year project to demonstrate feasibility of "technical photosynthesis" using eco-electricity to convert carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals

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