The awe-inspiring winning images of the prestigious international Nature Photographer of the Year contest are a celebration of the beauty of our natural world.

There’s something both eerie and beautiful about seeing places that were once full of life slowly taken back by nature. Buildings that were once busy and well used begin to fade into the landscape as ...

Dutch photographer [jerk] van Duijn has a real talent for capturing the beauty of wild animals. His photos are both mesmerizing and incredibly cute. The 34-year-old’s wildlife photography work is very ...

The Nature Photographer of the Year has announced the winners of its wildlife photo competition, chosen from a record 22,851 images submitted by nature photographers from 96 countries. Celebrating the ...

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The world's worst nuclear energy disaster took place at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine back in 1986, and its effects are still being felt today. A 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone is ...

Scientists have found that viewing nature images on Instagram can have a positive impact on users' well-being and emotions, in contrast to prevailing narratives about social media use. Instagram usage ...

Feel better? Just looking at digital pictures of nature can help relieve pain, according to new research - Copyright AFP Noel CELIS Feel better? Just looking at ...

Simply looking at nature -- or even just digital pictures of it -- can relieve pain, according to new research which scanned the brains of people receiving electrical shocks.