Launching hopes and prayers

Launching hopes and prayers

Sky lanterns take flight during the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand (© Suttipong Sutiratanachai/Getty Images)

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Nov. 8, 2023West Indian manatees, Crystal River
Nov. 8, 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
Nov. 8, 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States

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Nov. 22, 2025Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
Oct. 15, 2023European hedgehog
Up and away!
Feb. 6, 20262026 Winter Olympics
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Jun. 18, 2024Lupine fields, Snæfellsnes, Iceland
Mar. 24, 2025African elephants in Namibia
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Mar. 22, 2024World Water Day
Nov. 19, 2025Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
Jun. 5, 2025World Environment Day
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May 27, 2024Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
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Mar. 30, 2024Brown-throated three-toed sloth
Nov. 2, 2023Death Valley National Park, California
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Jan. 16, 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
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The Coast of Death
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