Nature Archives — Colossal

a collection of images (posters, illustrations, prints) in a grid

A New Searchable Public Domain Archive Collects 10,000+ Images Free for Use

January 15, 2025

a large wooden acorn rests in a forest

An Enormous Fractured Acorn Seeds Meditation Among the Trees

January 11, 2025

A Surinam golden-eyed tree frog puffs out its cheeks to look like giant bubbles as it prepares to call for a mate.

Help Choose the Winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award

January 10, 2025

an aerial view of a giant rooftop mural of realistic butterflies arranged as if in a specimen case

Mantra’s Murals Collect Enormous Butterflies in Building-Size Specimen Cases

January 10, 2025

a vibrant gestural landscape in hues of green, yellow, pastel purple, and light blue

Through Gestural Acrylic Paintings, Maria Calandra Guides Her Stream of Consciousness Onto Canvas

December 21, 2024

paper cutout artworks of a macaw sitting on a branch, held by the artist's hand to show tiny detail

Tropical Birds Burst to Life in the Intricate Paper Cutouts of ‘The Parrot Project’

December 18, 2024

Silliness and Style Take Top Honors in the 2024 Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

December 13, 2024

an animated gif of wiggly sprouts wobbling in the ground

A Bizarre Animation Imagines Botanical Growth Gone Awry

December 12, 2024

Monarch butterflies fly through greenery, illuminated by the sun

Vital Impacts’ ‘Saving the Monarchs’ Campaign with Jaime Rojo Raises Funds for Conservation

December 12, 2024

a gif from a short animated film of a green tree frog morphing into a series of green dots

Biologist Karen Lips Investigates Vanishing Tree Frogs in ‘The Waiting’

December 11, 2024

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December 10, 2024

detail of a lush aerial landscape of a symmetrical garden with flowers and walkways stitched with thread inside an embroidery hoop

Aerial Embroideries by Victoria Rose Richards Teem with Harmonious Detail

December 4, 2024

a glowing photograph of bright auroras, stars, and meteors over a mountain Croatian landscape with a house in the center

Luminous Skies Star in the 2024 Northern Lights Photographer of the Year Contest

December 3, 2024

a strikingly realistic sculpture of a yellow and purple butterfly made from embroidery thread and wire

Yumi Okita’s Butterflies and Botanicals Metamorphose from Colorful Thread

December 2, 2024

a gif clip from a computer-animated film showing a black cat leaping out of the water onto the side of a boat

‘Flow’ Follows a Courageous Black Cat Navigating a World Suddenly Plunged Underwater

November 26, 2024

a sunset timelapse photo of a landscape with a dramatic murmuration of starlings

Kathryn Cooper’s Layered Photos Capture the Complexities of Starling Murmurations

November 19, 2024