Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet — using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ...

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past week.

See 10 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

As the Year of the Snake approaches, a pet store in Taipei is offering adventurous customers an opportunity to enjoy the ...

Companies like DriveSavers can salvage and collect photos and data from digital devices that have been damaged, crashed or ...

Photos taken of the Hughes Fire around Castaic Lake, California captured the massive blaze and cloud of smoke visible from ...

Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet – using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ...

The Lilac Fire, one of three brush fires that broke out in San Diego County overnight, has already displaced 86 residents and damaged two structures.

Later that day, 17,000 acres of land had been scorched in the Palisades fire and nearly 14,000 in the Eaton fire. Three smaller fires – Lidia, Sunset and Woodley – had also begun.

A fast-moving wildfire, dubbed as "Paradise Fire", has torn through parts of Los ... mobilising additional resources to combat the flames. Dramatic images from the scene depict towering flames ...

Without a drone or helicopter, a photojournalist finds a unique angle to show the devastation of the Palisades fire.