Doug Perrine / Bioluminescence from glowing plankton in sea tide line on beach, with stars above and ship lights on horizon, Vaadhoo Island, Raa Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean, October 2010

Mark MacEwen / Japanese firefly (Luciola cruciata) light trails at night above stream in rural Japan. June.

Alex Hyde / Long exposure of light trail from bioluminescent click beetle (Pyrophorus sp) walking on ground at night. Danum Valley Sabah, Borneo.

Juergen Freund / Bioluminescent fungi (Omphalotus nidiformis / Pleurotus nidiformis) glowing on tree trunk in rainforest at night, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia,

Juergen Freund / Glowing / bioluminescent fungi on rainforest tree, possibly Omphalotus nidiformis, Tableland rainforest, Far North Queensland, Australia

Floris van Breugel / Syncronous Fireflies (Photinus carolinus) illuminate the lush forests of Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennesse, USA, July

Floris van Breugel,Floris van Breugel / Tent at night surrounded by Fireflies (Photinus carolinus) Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA, June 2013.

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / A blue light fluorescence photo of Jewel anemones (Corynactis viridis). The blue light source excites the fluorescent pigments in the anemones, which emit light of other colours. The muddy seabed and...

Nature Production / Japanese firefly (Luciola cruciata) on leaf at night, with light trails of hundreds of other fireflies in flight in the background, Japan

Nature Production / Luminescent Dwarf Squid (Watasenia scintillans) Osezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Ichikawa-Riveer, Asago Hyougo, Japan, July

Yukihiro Fukuda / Japanese fireflies (Luciola cruciata) in flight at night, Japan endemic species, Nichinan-chou, Tottori, Japan, July

Bernard Castelein / The Hemsila river in summer, tree-lined riverbanks and hills with high cloud in sky, Hemsedal region, Norway. June, 2022.

Bruce Thomson / View over the rainforest canopy reaching into the distance, Mount Lewis National Park, Wet Tropics World Heritage area, Queensland, Australia. December, 2021.

Eric Baccega / Aerial view of the Okavango Delta with meandering channels, lagoons, swamps and islands, Botswana, Africa.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Cul Beag mountain and loch in evening light from Stac Pollaidh, Coigach, Scotland, UK. September, 2017.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Wind turbines spread across the landscape at Berry Burn, Altyre Estate, Moray, Scotland, UK. July, 2016.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / View over Loch Affric in autumn with woodland and low cloud over surrounding hills, Glen Affric, Highlands, Scotland, UK. October, 2021.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / View of snow-covered Liathach mountain by moonlight from Beinn Eighe summit, Torridon, Highlands, Scotland, UK. January, 2021.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Sunrise at the summit of Beinn a Chearcaill mountain, Torridon, Highlands, Scotland, UK. May, 2020.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Aerial view of the upper River Dulnain running through open moorland, Monadhliath mountains, Highlands, Scotland, UK. May, 2020.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Aerial view over Abernethy forest and mountains at dawn, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK. April, 2020.

Olga Kamenskaya / Towering basalt columns on clifftop, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia. May, 2021.

Olga Kamenskaya / Aerial view of braided river running through valley on snow covered plateau, Putoransky State Nature Reserve, Putorana Plateau, Siberia, Russia. May, 2021.