Various species of sharks — some of which are endangered, while others are listed as vulnerable — are hauled on shore at dawn at the Tanjung Luar port on June 9, 2025, in East Lombok, Indonesia. Tanjung Luar is one of the largest shark markets in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, from where shark fins are exported to other Asian markets — primarily Hong Kong and China — and their bones are used in cosmetic products also sold to China. Nicole Tung/Fondation Carmignac hide caption
Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window at 6:41 p.m. ET on April 6 during the Artemis II crew's flyby of the moon. A muted blue Earth with bright white clouds sets behind the cratered lunar surface. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. In the foreground, Ohm crater has terraced edges and a flat floor interrupted by central peaks. Central peaks form in complex craters when the lunar surface, liquefied on impact, splashes upward during the crater's formation. NASA hide caption
Home to just 221 people, Edinburgh of the Seven Seas is the only settlement on Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabited island. Nick Schönfeld for NPR hide caption
A view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman from the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. NASA's Artemis II mission will take Wiseman, Glover, Koch, and Hansen on a 10-day journey around the Moon and back aboard their Orion spacecraft. Reid Wiseman/NASA via Getty Images hide caption
This is the remains of an abandoned mine in the Nopah Range near Death Valley, California on Sunday March 22, 2026. Krystal Ramirez for NPR hide caption
TOPSHOT - Demonstrators walk across the Memorial Bridge from Arlington, Virginia into Washington, DC, during the "No Kings" national day of protest on March 28, 2026. Nationwide protests against US President Donald Trump are expected Saturday as millions of people vent fury over what they see as his authoritarian bent and other forms of cruel, law-trampling governance. It is the third time in less than a year that Americans will take to the streets as part of a grassroots movement called "No Kings," the most vocal and visual conduit for opposition to Trump since he began his second term in January 2025. (Photo by Ken Cedeno / AFP via Getty Images) KEN CEDENO/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
Girls sit on a wall to get a good vantage point of people walking up the mountains with flaming torches and fireworks for Nowruz in Akre, the Kurdish region of Iraq on Friday. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Palestinians gather in Gaza City to mark the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, with Eid prayers. Israeli airstrikes prevented such gatherings last year and the year before during the war on Hamas. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption
Jessie Buckley at the 98th Annual Oscars held at Dolby Theatre on March 15, 2026 in Hollywood, California. Lexie Moreland/WWD hide caption
Actors gaze up to the sky during JJ'88's "ROOT" in the hip-hop artist and former inmate's documentary and visual album Songs from the Hole. Before the song starts, protagonist and producer James "JJ'88" Jacobs describes meditating on his and others' redemption while incarcerated and in solitary confinement. Courtesy of Netflix hide caption
Former Vice President Kamala Harris holds a campaign button from the Rev. Jesse Jackson's 1988 presidential run while speaking during Jackson's public homegoing service at the House of Hope in Chicago on Friday. Kenn Cook Jr. for NPR hide caption
People gather on Lake Mendota near an inflatable Statue of Liberty crown and torch at the 2026 Winter Carnival on Feb. 7 in Madison, Wis. Kayla Wolf for NPR hide caption
A collection of snow sport enthusiasts brave blowing snow and 20-degree temperatures to ski Horsebarn Hill in Mansfield, Ct. on Monday afternoon as the snow squalls pass from a storm that dropped more than a foot of snow across the state on Feb. 23. Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public hide caption
Sgt. Mykhailo "Misha" Varvarych, commander of Ukraine's 80th Airborne Assault Brigade, delights in the ocean waters of Daytona Beach, Fla., on Jan. 28, 2023. For Varvarych, an amputee who received treatment and prosthetics in the United States, to live with joy and hope has become a weapon against war. Carol Guzy for NPR hide caption
The Olympic Rings are revealed above dancers during the opening ceremony. Piero Cruciatti/ AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Penny, a Doberman pinscher, poses for photos after winning Best in Show of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City on Tuesday. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption
Thousands marched through downtown Minneapolis on Friday for a second consecutive week, calling for an end to Operation Metro Surge, which has led to a significant increase in the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minnesota. Jaida Grey Eagle for NPR hide caption
Mary Freuer stands outside of her teal converted school bus, also known as a skoolie. Cassidy Araiza for NPR hide caption
Tess Walter, 7, makes a snow angel outside her home Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, in the Shaw neighborhood of St. Louis. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption
A large bird puppet crafted at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre in Minneapolis is carried down Lake Street during a march demanding ICE's removal from Minnesota on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. Ben Hovland/MPR hide caption
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