Student wins Nature photo contest with image of migrating ibises (opens in new tab)

Gunnar Hartmann, a University of Koblenz student in Germany, won Nature’s 2026 Scientist at Work photography competition with an image of northern bald ibises migrating over Spain alongside an ultralight aircraft. NPR said the image showed Waldrappteam, a conservation and research group, near the end of an escorted ibis migration from southeastern Germany to the highlands of southern Spain. LiFO said this year’s #ScientistAtWork contest drew more than 220 submissions from researchers and stud...