Maria Vidal

A heart-shaped hot air balloon soars over snow-covered land. Every February 14, people around the world celebrate romantic love on Valentine's Day—but historians say the true inspiration for the holiday may have been a festival celebrating fertility—or the ex*****on of a martyr.

An aerial view of Venice reveals the serenity of its waterways that embrace the lands around the main square, St. Mark’s Basilica, and its Campanile.

Despite limitations, such as a modest budget and challenging location, IM Pei created one of Hong Kong’s most recognizable skyscrapers.

Director James Cameron behind the scenes of 20th Century Studios' Avatar: The Way of Water. The new film, playing only in theaters, extends the story of the 2009 blockbuster Avatar.

Clean, warm water in the discharge canal at Tampa Electric Company—and at other power plants in the state—provides manatees an unexpected haven for resting in winter, when the ocean becomes too cold for them.

A baby elephant walks with its family on one of many paths that generations of forest elephants have cut through the rainforest, leading from tree to fruit-bearing tree. Elephants pass on the knowledge of what to forage, where to find it, and when it’s likely to be ripe.

Fatuma Yassin, 34, embraces her three-month-old son, Khalid, who is severely malnourished, in the Gardo Hospital in Puntland, Somalia. Yassin and her four children were dependent on pastoralist relatives to provide meat and milk from the animals. But as the drought persisted, relatives moved away in search of food and water.