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A breaking ocean wave glowing neon blue at night from bioluminescent plankton at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego. Photo: Stephen Bay (CC BY 4.0).

How to See and Photograph Bioluminescent Waves:...

The ocean is glowing blue again. Here's my field guide to finding, watching, and photographing bioluminescent waves, from gear to camera settings.

How to See and Photograph Bioluminescent Waves:...

The ocean is glowing blue again. Here's my field guide to finding, watching, and photographing bioluminescent waves, from gear to camera settings.

A flock of northern bald ibises flying beside a powered paraglider with a yellow wing over rolling fields in Jaen, southern Spain, at dawn. Photo: Gunnar Hartmann.

Five Photos That Show Science Where the Light I...

Ibises chasing an ultralight, a diver beside a 12-meter whale shark: the 5 winning shots of Nature's 2026 Scientist at Work competition.

Five Photos That Show Science Where the Light I...

Ibises chasing an ultralight, a diver beside a 12-meter whale shark: the 5 winning shots of Nature's 2026 Scientist at Work competition.

A fever of Munk's devil rays gliding in unison under sun rays in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Photo by Bingqian Gao, 2026 UN World Oceans Day winner.

The 2026 UN World Oceans Day Winners Are In, an...

The 2026 UN World Oceans Day photo winners are here: devil rays, cave divers, grizzly cubs and more. A photographer's take on the best shots.

The 2026 UN World Oceans Day Winners Are In, an...

The 2026 UN World Oceans Day photo winners are here: devil rays, cave divers, grizzly cubs and more. A photographer's take on the best shots.

Long ocean swell lines rolling across the sea, fine art photograph by Pedro Bala

The South Pacific Keeps Firing, and June Is Far...

Storms deep in the South Pacific are still sending swell across the ocean. Here is why June keeps firing, and why it never stops amazing me.

The South Pacific Keeps Firing, and June Is Far...

Storms deep in the South Pacific are still sending swell across the ocean. Here is why June keeps firing, and why it never stops amazing me.

Big-wave surfers trade massive barrels at Puerto Escondido during the biggest swell in a decade

Puerto Escondido Goes Berserk: The Biggest Swel...

The Mexican Pipeline just detonated with its biggest surf in roughly ten years. Inside the historic Puerto Escondido swell, from a big-wave photographer.

Puerto Escondido Goes Berserk: The Biggest Swel...

The Mexican Pipeline just detonated with its biggest surf in roughly ten years. Inside the historic Puerto Escondido swell, from a big-wave photographer.

Green and red aurora snaking over the curve of the Earth, photographed from space

The Best Moments Never Wait for You

An astronaut photographed the aurora from a SpaceX Dragon mid-emergency. The best moments never wait for you, so always be ready to reach for the camera.

The Best Moments Never Wait for You

An astronaut photographed the aurora from a SpaceX Dragon mid-emergency. The best moments never wait for you, so always be ready to reach for the camera.