Photos: Reclaimed by Nature - The Atlantic
On Earth Day, I wanted to share images of the incredible resilience of nature: the many ways that plants, animals, and natural processes reclaim abandoned human places and find ways to thrive.
On Earth Day, I wanted to share images of the incredible resilience of nature: the many ways that plants, animals, and natural processes reclaim abandoned human places and find ways to thrive. April 22, 2026 VCG via Getty Abandoned oil tanks are covered by flourishing ivy plants in Huai an, Jiangsu province, China, seen on May 9, 2023. Artem Priakhin / SOPA Images / LightRocket / Getty A discarded sneaker, covered in thick layers of green moss, rests on a fallen tree branch in a public park on the outskirts of St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 8, 2026. CFoto / Sipa USA / Reuters Young…
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