Nature

Lava flow from the May 29 volcanic eruption at <n>Fagradalsfjall</n>, Iceland.

A timelapse still of the <n>Phallus indusiatus</n> mushroom.

A close-up of <n>White Oyster Mushroom</n> gills.

<n>california love</n>, a photograph by <n>Michael Boegl</n>.

Photo by <n>Heather Angel</n> comparing a standard lens (left) with a macro lens (right).

Inside the <n>Pulpí Geode</n> in Almería, Spain, a cave lined with giant gypsum crystals.

A <n>bait ball</n> of fish. Video by <n>Hisao Kanno</n>.

A caiman in the Amazon wears a crown of butterflies. Photo by <n>Mark Cowan</n>.

Astrophotographer <n>Andrew McCarthy</n> captures skydiver <n>Gabriel C. Brown</n> in "<n>The Fall of Icarus</n>."