Imperfect for Earth

A <n>periodical cicada</n> photographed by <n>Lyndon French</n>.

<n>Chuchotements des étoiles</n> by photographer <n>Bea Henri</n>.

A <n>Strangler Fig</n>, also known as a 'Spider's Web' tree, in a park in Nanning, China.

Untitled, 1980, by artist <n>Barry Andersen</n>.

From the <n>Matisse</n> series by photographer <n>Wiissa</n>.

A pink <n>Wattle (Acacia)</n> flower photographed by <n>Tatters ✾</n> for <n>National Wattle Day</n>.

<n>Wild Swans</n> by artist <n>Pascal Silvain Arabatzis</n>.

A photograph of a <n>Barn Owl</n> at night.

A composite photograph of a single <n>Hare</n> in West Norfolk, 2014. Photo by <n>Jon Clifton</n>.

Monarch butterflies in Mexico. Photo by <n>Woody Campbell</n>, 2014.

<n>Te Tuhirangi Contour</n> (1999-2001) by <n>Richard Serra</n>. Photo by <n>Hūby</n>.

What to Do With an Environmental Science Degree

The <n>Patterns in Nature</n> poster by <n>Twig & Moth</n>.

A close-up of the <n>Eucalyptus macrocarpa</n> flower, native to Western Australia.

A 2006 portrait of <n>Janet Jackson</n> by photographer <n>Stewart Shining</n>.

An <n>Actias selene</n>, also known as the <n>Indian moon moth</n>.

A pair of <n>seahorses</n> photographed by <n>Jules Casey</n>.

Environmental lawyer <n>Robert F. Kennedy Jr.</n> with a pod of dolphins in the 1970s.

A <n>Carolinapecten eboreus</n> fossil scallop shell from the Pliocene-era Yorktown Formation. Photo by <n>James St. John</n>.