NATURE

The <n>Cave of the Mounds</n>, a National Natural Landmark in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin.

The white volcanic rock formations of <n>Sarakiniko</n> beach on the Greek island of Milos.

Explorers inside <n>Krubera Cave</n> in Georgia. Photo by <n>Stephen Alvarez</n> for <n>National Geographic Creative</n>.

The drained water pocket of the <n>Tête-Rousse glacier</n> in France, 1892. Photo by <n>Joseph Tairraz</n>.

<n>Fjaðrárgljúfur</n> canyon in Iceland, titled <n>Icelandic jungle</n>.

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

Cover art for the 2020 album <n>Decrease In Luv, Increase In Diamonds</n> by <n>osmkapo</n>.

From <n>Simone Bossi</n>'s photographic series <n>Compose the Void</n>, shot in a quarry in Viggiù, Italy.

Aerial view of Iceland. Photo by <n>Ronald Söthje</n>.

<n>Structures of Landscape</n> by <n>Ensamble Studio</n> at <n>Tippet Rise Art Center</n>. Photo by <n>Iwan Baan</n>.

From the <n>Australia</n> series by photographer <n>Pieter-Jan Peeters</n>.

The fungus <n>Hericium americanum</n>, photographed by <n>Dan Molter</n> in 2009.

Satellite view of <n>Lake Qadisiyah</n> in Iraq, from <n>Google Earth</n>.

A view of <n>Lechuguilla Cave</n> in <n>Carlsbad Caverns National Park</n>, New Mexico.

<n>Skyggnisvatn</n> lake in Iceland, captured by photographer <n>Matt Berthou</n>.

<n>Playa Roja</n> in Paracas, Peru. Photo by <n>david_fisher</n>.

<n>River 1, 07/2007, Position 10</n> by photographer <n>Olaf Otto Becker</n>.

<n>Nocturnal mesocyclone</n> over Earth, Texas, May 16, 2021.

<n>Domo</n> by <n>Ensamble Studio</n> at the <n>Tippet Rise Art Center</n> in Montana. Photo by <n>Iwan Baan</n>.

The painting <n>Hairline Cracks</n> by artist <n>Adam Hall</n>, featured in the film 'Leave the World Behind'.

The <n>Kamokuna lava skylight</n> on Hawaii's Kīlauea Volcano. Photo by <n>Laszlo Kestay</n> for the <n>U.S. Geological Survey</n>, 1996.