Clark Range, Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park, California, United States (© Robb Hirsch/TANDEM Stills + Motion)

Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States (© DanitaDelimont.com/AWL Images/SuperStock)

Heather growing in Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland (© Adam Mowery/TANDEM Stills + Motion)

Boreal owl in a forest in Central Europe (© Ondrej Prosicky/Alamy)

Anshun Bridge illuminated for the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chengdu, China (© Philippe LEJEANVRE/Getty Images)

Fall colours below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado, United States (© Grant Ordelheide/TANDEM Stills + Motion)

Day octopus, Maui, Hawaii, United States (© Dave Fleetham/plainpicture)

The Pillars of Creation viewed by the James Webb Space Telescope (© NASA)

Coral reef surrounding the island of Monuriki, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji (© David Wall/SuperStock)

Wood duck hen, United States (© ps50ace/iStock/Getty Images)

Village of Saranac Lake, Adirondack Mountains, New York, United States (© DenisTangneyJr/Getty Images)

River rapids in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario (© Pgiam/Getty Images)

Village of Oia, Santorini, Greece (© f9photos/Getty Images)

Amethyst laccaria mushrooms, Seabeck, Washington, United States (© Danita Delimont/Shutterstock)

Eurasian lynx, Siberia (© Mario Plechaty Photograph/Shutterstock)

Northern lights over Patricia Lake in Jasper National Park, Alberta (© Daniel Viñé Garcia/Getty Images)

Neolithic site of Silbury Hill, Tilshead, Wiltshire, England (© dbstockphoto/Getty Images)

Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States (© Tammi Mild/Getty Images)

Hoffmann's two-toed sloth, Ecuador (© Murray Cooper/Minden Pictures)

A diya at the Golden Temple during Diwali, Amritsar, India (© EyeEm Mobile GmbH/Getty Images)

Belogradchik Rocks, Bulgaria (© EvaL Miko/Shutterstock)

Snow leopard with her cubs, Spiti Valley, Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, India (© Oriol Alamany/naturepl.com)

Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, United States (© Kit Leong/Shutterstock)

Aerial view of peatland in Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland (© romikatarina/Shutterstock)

Pumpkin farm in North Carolina, United States (© Matthew H Irvin/Getty Images)

Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia (© Ignacio Yufera/FLPA/Minden Pictures)

The Gothic Gate in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks, Czechia (© Kseniya_Milner/Getty Images)

Ancient til trees in Fanal Forest, island of Madeira, Portugal (© Lukas Jonaitis/Shutterstock)

Camels at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India (© f9photos/Getty Images)

Different kinds of pumpkins and gourds (© davidfillion/Getty Images)