| 2023-12-31 |
All aboard the ice train |
Daiichi Tadami River Bridge, Fukushima prefecture, Japan (© DoctorEgg/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-12-30 |
Oud-West side story |
Oud-West, Amsterdam, Netherlands (© George Pachantouris/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-12-29 |
Jumping off the endangered list |
Humpback whale, Disko Bay, Greenland (© Paul Souders/DanitaDelimont.com) |
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| 2023-12-28 |
The land of ice and fire |
Kirkjufell, Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland (© Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-12-27 |
Happy Boxing Day! |
Winter sunrise in Dedham, Colchester, England (© George W Johnson/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-12-26 |
Merry Christmas, deer friends! |
Caribou running in snow, Alaska (© Michael Quinton/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-12-25 |
How lovely are your branches |
Town Hall Square, Tartu, Estonia (© Westend61/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-12-24 |
They’ve got some things to say |
Chinstrap penguins, South Sandwich Islands, South Atlantic Ocean (© Jan Vermeer/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-12-23 |
Holiday cheer, Slovenian style |
Ljubljana, Slovenia (© kasto80/Getty images) |
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| 2023-12-22 |
The veil of winter |
Avenue of birch trees near Uffing am Staffelsee, Bavaria, Germany (© Reinhard Schmid/Huber/eStock Photo) |
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| 2023-12-21 |
Lights of the Dolomites |
Village in Val Gardena at Christmas, Dolomites, Italy (© Ingus Kruklitis/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-12-20 |
Santa’s Polish rest stop |
Christmas tree in Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland (© Panther Media GmbH/Alamy) |
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| 2023-12-19 |
Snow, snow on the range |
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah (© Jeff Clay/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-12-18 |
Feathered fashionistas |
Bohemian waxwings perched on a branch, Canada (© Jim Cumming/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-12-17 |
A cheerful case of the blues |
Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium (© Richard Taylor/Sime/eStock Photo) |
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| 2023-12-16 |
Santa’s playground |
SantaPark in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland (© lukutin77/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-12-15 |
Owl eyes on you |
Boreal owl, Saskatchewan, Canada (© Nick Saunders/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-12-14 |
All is calm |
Traditional rorbu houses, Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway (© Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-12-13 |
Holiday hues |
Poinsettias (© Yarygin/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-12-12 |
Care for a peak? |
Winter at Huangshan, China (© Hung Chung Chih/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-12-11 |
Each day a different dune |
Last rays of sun on a group of dunes, Sahara, Algeria (© AWL Images/DanitaDelimont.com) |
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| 2023-12-10 |
Living the high life |
Guanacos in Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia, Argentina (© Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-12-09 |
Not that Jersey Shore |
La Rocque Harbour, St. Clement, Island of Jersey (© Reinhard Schmid/Huber/eStock Photo) |
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| 2023-12-08 |
Remembering the fallen |
USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii (© Douglas Peebles Photography/Alamy) |
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| 2023-12-07 |
A global code for the future |
The Globe of Science and Innovation building, Meyrin, Switzerland (© Deyan Baric/Alamy) |
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| 2023-12-06 |
Straight out of a fairy tale |
Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau castles, Bavarian Alps, Germany (© Harald Nachtmann/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-12-05 |
Masters of agility and cuteness |
A mother cheetah and her cubs in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (© Scott Davis/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-12-04 |
Sculpted by time |
Sandstone rock formations, Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Arizona (© Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-12-03 |
A city within a city |
North Gate of Angkor Thom, Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia (© Amazing Travel Lifestyle/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-12-02 |
Celebrating the coolest place! |
Iceberg in the Ross Sea, Antarctica (© Michel Roggo/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-12-01 |
Happy Saint Andrew’s Day |
The Storr, a rock outcrop on the Isle of Skye, Scotland (© Juan Maria Coy Vergara/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-30 |
Rockefeller ‘round the Christmas tree |
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, New York City (© Jonathan Orenstein/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-29 |
A day to lend a hand |
Giant land art fresco by artist Saype in Istanbul, Türkiye (© Chris McGrath/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-28 |
Mirror, mirror, on the water |
Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil (© Timothy Allen/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-27 |
Who stepped on a twig? |
Fallow deer in Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England (© Chris Bainbridge/Alamy) |
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| 2023-11-26 |
Toledo’s timeless tale |
Toledo, Spain (© Carlos Fernandez/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-25 |
A different kind of rainforest |
Hall of Mosses trail in the Hoh Rain Forest, Olympic National Park, Washington (© James Randklev/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-24 |
Happy Thanksgiving! |
Flint corn (© Cynthia Liang/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-11-23 |
The quiet beauty of Grand Teton |
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (© Westend61/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-22 |
Welcome to the world, pup! |
Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England (© Vince Burton/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-11-21 |
Every day is a play day! |
Chapman Adventure Playground in the Gathering Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma (© Susan Vineyard/Alamy) |
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| 2023-11-20 |
Tread carefully! |
Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia (© Sven Zacek/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-11-19 |
Awaiting the big freeze |
Polar bear mother and cubs, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada (© Thorsten Milse/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-18 |
Time to lace up those boots |
Bad River in Copper Falls State Park, Wisconsin (© Big Joe/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-17 |
The birthplace of Western philosophy |
View over Athens and the Acropolis, Greece (© Mlenny/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-16 |
Imagine the echo! |
Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden (© Hans Strand/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-15 |
A beautiful nuisance |
Russell lupines along Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand (© Jeffrey Lewis/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-11-14 |
From the tree to the table |
Old olive grove in the Serra Tramuntana range, Majorca, Spain (© cinoby/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-13 |
A dazzling display for Diwali |
Lamps on the banks of the Sarayu River for Diwali, Ayodhya, India (© SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-12 |
A salute to veterans |
Sunset at the Washington Monument, Washington, DC (© Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-11 |
Not-so-bad lands |
Badlands National Park, South Dakota (© Grant Ordelheide/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-11-10 |
Shades of autumn |
Birch trees in autumn, Drammen, Norway (© Baac3nes/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-09 |
The life aquatic |
West Indian manatee mother and baby, Three Sisters Springs, Crystal River, Florida (© Karine Aigner/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-11-08 |
Lookout above! |
Kirkilai lakes and lookout tower, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania (© MNStudio/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-11-07 |
Catching rays in Torres del Paine |
Lake Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile (© OST/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-06 |
A quiet place, indeed |
Quartzite formation, Playa del Silencio, Asturias, Spain (© Jean-Philippe Delobelle/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-11-05 |
Built for the cold |
American bison, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (© Gary Gray/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-11-04 |
An illuminated bloom |
Pacific sea nettles off the coast of Carmel, California (© Jim Patterson/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-11-03 |
This park is worth its salt |
Salt flats in Badwater Basin, Death Valley National Park, California (© Jim Patterson/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-11-02 |
Honoring the legacy of our first cultures |
Mummy Cave ruins, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona (© Cindy Miller Hopkins/Danita Delimont) |
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| 2023-11-01 |
Creepin’ it real |
Halloween jack-o’-lanterns on a porch (© Bing Image Creator) |
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| 2023-10-31 |
Here’s to ravens, evermore |
Common raven sitting on a branch (© WildMedia/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-10-30 |
Dare to dwell here after dark? |
Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia (© Kelly vanDellen/Alamy) |
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| 2023-10-29 |
A Spanish knight’s greatest foes |
Windmills in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain (© Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-28 |
Enchanted waters run deep |
Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland (© Aliaume Chapelle/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-10-27 |
A leaf stomper’s paradise |
Autumn foliage in Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria (© rusm/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-26 |
A pop of autumn gold |
Cottonwood trees in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah (© Jeff Foott/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-10-25 |
Fortress of solitude |
Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary (© ZGPhotography/Alamy) |
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| 2023-10-24 |
An a-maize-ing puzzle |
Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania (© Alex Potemkin/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-23 |
A bridge you can truss |
Astoria-Megler Bridge on the Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon (© Dan Mihai/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-22 |
Wow, what a relief! |
Reliefs in the ancient Persian city of Persepolis, Iran (© Ozbalci/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-21 |
Do you wanna hang? |
Pygmy three-toed sloth baby, Isla Escudo de Veraguas, Panama (© Suzi Eszterhas/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-10-20 |
Teamwork makes the dream work |
Water lily harvest, Mekong River Delta, Long An, Vietnam (© Khanh Phan/Solent News/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-10-19 |
Seward’s fortune |
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Kodiak Island, Alaska (© Ian Shive/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-10-18 |
Happy Spreadsheet Day! |
Ancient carved texts from Persepolis, Iran (© George Hall/Alamy) |
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| 2023-10-17 |
The magic of the Enchantments |
Golden larches and Prusik Peak, the Enchantments, Washington (© Jim Patterson/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-10-16 |
This spot’s taken |
European hedgehog sheltering in tree bark, Sussex, England (© Jules Cox/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-10-15 |
And it burns, burns, burns |
‘Ring of fire’ annular solar eclipse, Doha, Qatar (© Sorin Furcoi/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-14 |
Life on the edge |
Vieste on the Gargano peninsula, Apulia, Italy (© Pilat666/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-13 |
Make hay while the sun shines |
Old barn and canola field, Palouse region, Idaho (© Terry Eggers/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-12 |
Echoes of extinction |
The Painted Hills in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon (© Ben Herndon/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-10-11 |
Rocky Mountain high |
Mount Sopris, Colorado (© Jason Hatfield/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-10-10 |
Celebrating Indigenous heritage |
Fremont Indian petroglyphs, Dinosaur National Monument, Jensen, Utah (© Dan Leeth/Alamy) |
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| 2023-10-09 |
Need some shell-ter? |
Veined octopus in a giant clam shell, Sulawesi Sea, Indonesia (© Alex Mustard/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-10-08 |
Time for self-serve salmon |
Brown bears fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska (© oksana.perkins/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-10-07 |
Nature’s majesty awaits! |
Taughannock Falls State Park in Trumansburg, New York (© Paul Massie Photography/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-06 |
Here’s how it’s done! |
Gentoo penguins, Antarctica (© Art Wolfe/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-05 |
A galactic spider’s web |
Young stars forming in the Tarantula Nebula, James Webb Space Telescope (© NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team) |
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| 2023-10-04 |
Whitsunday wanderlust |
Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Queensland, Australia (© Coral Brunner/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-10-03 |
A fashionista art center |
Louis Vuitton Foundation in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, France (© Atlantide Phototravel/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-02 |
Awake to the lake |
Lake Bled at sunrise, Slovenia (© Rasica/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-10-01 |
Oh Shenandoah |
Fall colors in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia (© Michael Ver Sprill/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-30 |
Under the full moon’s gaze |
Jiaxiu Tower under a full moon, Guiyang, Guizhou province, China (© Wang Yukun/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-29 |
Aye aye, captain! |
Container ship near a commercial port in Thailand (© Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-28 |
Slow and steady climbs the cliff |
The Via Krupp footpath on Capri island, Italy (© Mikolaj Niemczewski/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-09-27 |
Waves for wheels |
Venice Skatepark at sunset, Los Angeles, California (© EXTREME-PHOTOGRAPHER/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-26 |
Kick back, snack, and relax |
Sea otter in Bartlett Cove, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska (© Andrew Peacock/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-09-25 |
Trickle, babble, or roar |
The Fraser River near Mount Robson, British Columbia, Canada (© phototropic/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-24 |
Awash in autumn hues |
Cottonwood trees and red sandstone in Coyote Gulch, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah (© Stephen Matera/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-09-23 |
Sorry to crash your party |
Southern white rhinoceros males, Shamwari Private Game Reserve, South Africa (© David Silverman/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-22 |
Recognizing champions of peace |
Inside the Nobel Peace Center, Oslo, Norway (© Ilyas Ayub/Alamy) |
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| 2023-09-21 |
Water under and over the bridge |
Roman-inspired aqueduct, Arkadia Park, Poland (© PATSTOCK/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-20 |
Fasten your seatbelts! |
Splügen Pass, Graubünden, Switzerland (© Roberto Moiola/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-19 |
A rainbow’s nocturnal cousin |
Milky Way over Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park, Portugal (© Daniel Garrido/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-18 |
Can you answer the call? |
Cuban tody, Alejandro de Humboldt National Park, Cuba (© Bruno D’Amicis/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-09-17 |
Prost to you and yours! |
A beer tent at Oktoberfest in Theresienwiese, Munich, Germany (© Peter Kneffel/picture alliance via Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-16 |
Celebrating Hispanic heritage |
Mission church ruins at Quarai, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, New Mexico (© Thomas Roche/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-15 |
Just two pals horsin’ around |
Przewalski’s horses, Hustai National Park, Mongolia (© Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-09-14 |
Whispers of the past |
Temples on Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, Karnataka, India (© Images of india/Alamy) |
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| 2023-09-13 |
Next stop, the horizon |
North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Amrum Island, Germany (© Frederick Doerschem/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-12 |
A ‘Tribute in Light’ |
Brooklyn Bridge with the ‘Tribute in Light’ installation for 9/11, New York (© ANDREY DENISYUK/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-11 |
Whiskery wisdom |
Walrus pair at sea in Svalbard, Norway (© Mark Smith/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-10 |
Ruins of a royal temple |
Wat Chaiwatthanaram temple, Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand (© Weerasak Saeku/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-09 |
Jane Austen’s literary circle |
The Circus townhouses in Bath, Somerset, England (© Gavin Hellier/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-08 |
Ships of the desert, ahoy! |
Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates (© Amazing Aerial Premium/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-09-07 |
Ready to drop anchor? |
Old Venetian harbor, Rethymno, Crete Island, Greece (© Gatsi/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-06 |
A digital creation? Nor-way! |
Mount Segla, Senja Island, Troms og Finnmark, Norway (© imageBROKER/Moritz Wolf/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-05 |
Time to clock out |
Construction workers on scaffolding (© Bits and Splits/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-09-04 |
So high they touch the sky |
Aerial view of Manhattan, New York City (© Wojtek Zagorski/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-03 |
Stopping for a blossom beverage |
Allen’s hummingbird, Santa Cruz, California (© mallardg500/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-09-02 |
Wanna hang with a fungi? |
Turkey tail mushroom, Brevard, North Carolina (© Bill Gozansky/Alamy) |
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| 2023-09-01 |
‘Saguaro’ you today? |
Saguaro cacti, Ironwood National Monument, Arizona (© Jack Dykinga/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-08-31 |
A diver’s big buddy |
Whale shark, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia (© Jason Edwards/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-30 |
Our national mammal |
American bison in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (© Enrique Aguirre Aves/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-29 |
Watch out for dragons! |
Fort Lovrijenac, West Harbor, Dubrovnik, Croatia (© Benny Marty/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-08-28 |
A ‘tuff’-tastic crater |
Seongsan Ilchulbong, a tuff cone on Jeju Island, South Korea (© Quynh Anh Nguyen/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-27 |
A night at the museums |
Berlin Cathedral and Museum Island, Berlin, Germany (© Rudy Balasko/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-08-26 |
This land is your land |
Lower Yellowstone Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (© Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-08-25 |
What a fin-tastic view! |
Shark Fin Cove, Davenport, California (© Jeff Lewis/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-08-24 |
Making a splash |
Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland (© Maridav/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-08-23 |
A ‘standing ovation’ to Roman architecture |
Amphitheatre of El Jem, Tunisia (© Westend61/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-22 |
A day for discovery |
Emerald Lake, South Klondike Highway, Yukon, Canada (© artherng/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-21 |
Celebrating lighthouses |
Start Point Lighthouse, South Devon, England (© Guy Edwardes/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-08-20 |
Ready for my close-up |
Squirrel looking into the lens of a camera (© Alfredo Piedrafita/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-19 |
Inspiring spires of stone |
‘Avatar Mountains,’ Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China (© Amazing Aerial Premium/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-08-18 |
Things are looking up |
Giant sequoia trees in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California (© lucky-photographer/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-17 |
On the open ocean road |
Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys (© Evgeny Vasenev/Cavan Images) |
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| 2023-08-16 |
The Pearl of the Ionian Sea |
Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy (© rudi1976/Alamy) |
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| 2023-08-15 |
Peek-a-boo, I see you! |
Tiny gecko on a leaf (© Darren Greenwood/Alamy) |
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| 2023-08-14 |
Look up, incoming… |
Perseid meteor shower, Cottonwood Canyon State Park, Oregon (© Joshua Meador/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-08-13 |
Protecting the gentle giants |
Elephant family in Amboseli National Park, Kenya (© Ibrahim Suha Derbent/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-12 |
A splash of color |
‘Gateway Pool’ art installation at Jupiter Artland sculpture park, Edinburgh, Scotland (© Owen Humphreys/PA Images/Alamy) |
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| 2023-08-11 |
‘King of the jungle’? |
A lion in Maasai Mara, Kenya (© Scott Davis/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-08-10 |
Celebrating Indigenous peoples |
Indigenous artwork, Ngaruwanajirri Art Centre, Wurrumiyanga, Bathurst Island, Australia (© Robert Wyatt/Alamy) |
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| 2023-08-09 |
To the infinite and back |
Highways in Taipei, Taiwan (© Tavarius/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-08-08 |
Sentinels of the sea |
Bodie Island Lighthouse, Nags Head, North Carolina (© Michael Ver Sprill/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-07 |
A peaceful place for self-reflection |
Kagami-ike (Mirror Pond), Nagano, Japan (© Shoji Fujita/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-06 |
It’s puffling season! |
Atlantic puffin, Iceland (© Peter Hering/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-08-05 |
A window on the past |
Tintern Abbey, Wales (© matthibcn/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-04 |
A lake that never freezes |
Zelenci Nature Reserve, Slovenia (© Andrey Danilovich/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-08-03 |
Sandstone butte-iful |
Sandstone butte in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah (© Amazing Aerial Premium/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-08-02 |
There’s no denying the power of Denali |
Climber on Denali, Denali National Park, Alaska (© Andrew Peacock/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-08-01 |
Home of stone |
Rock House, Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio (© Kenneth Keifer/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-31 |
Perfect, pastoral Palouse |
Farmland in the Palouse, Washington (© EJ-J/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-30 |
Eyes of the tiger |
Bengal tiger, Ranthambore National Park, India (© Andy Rouse/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-07-29 |
A blue-tiful island |
San Blas Islands, Panama (© bgremler/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-07-28 |
Another Arc de Triomphe? |
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and Louvre Pyramid, Paris, France (© Jon Hicks/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-27 |
Say hello to these halophytes! |
Jubail Mangrove Park in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (© Amazing Aerial Premium/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-07-26 |
Pretty in pink |
Laguna de Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain (© Juan Maria Coy Vergara/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-25 |
A day for cousins of every stripe |
Zebras in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania (© cinoby/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-24 |
Hello, is it ‘tea’ you’re looking for? |
Edinburgh Tea Estate, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka (© Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-23 |
Want to hang out? |
Hammock camping in a bald cypress tree, Florida (© Mac Stone/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-07-22 |
Connecting the dots |
Storseisundet Bridge, Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway (© Morten Falch Sortland/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-21 |
Celebrating our lunar neighbor |
The moon seen from the Orion spacecraft of NASA’s Artemis mission (© NASA) |
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| 2023-07-20 |
This oasis is no mirage |
Crescent Lake near Dunhuang, Gansu province, China (© R7 Photo/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-07-19 |
This bird is peak beak |
Great hornbill, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand (© kajornyot wildlife photography/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-07-18 |
No moat required |
Cloughoughter Castle in Lough Oughter, County Cavan, Ireland (© 4H4 PH/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-07-17 |
Babbling on and on |
Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York (© GummyBone/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-16 |
A postcard-perfect landscape |
Castelmezzano, Italy (© Rudy Balasko/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-07-15 |
A shiver of sharks on the hunt |
Blacktip reef sharks, Maldives (© Filippo Bacci/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-14 |
Walking a rocky rainbow |
Zhangye Danxia National Geopark, Gansu province, China (© TONNAJA/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-13 |
The world’s most exclusive beach? |
Sand bar in Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania (© Lubos Paukeje/Alamy) |
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| 2023-07-12 |
A sea of humanity |
Hong Kong SAR (© leungchopan/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-11 |
A scented sea of purple |
Field of lavender, Somerset, England (© Doug Chinnery/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-10 |
In the loop |
Moselle River loop, Kröv, Germany (© Jorg Greuel/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-09 |
Sanctuary among the trees |
Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel, Bella Vista, Arkansas (© Eddie Brady/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-08 |
A chocolate lover’s favorite fruit |
Cocoa pods from Ambanja, Madagascar (© pierivb/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-07 |
A peck between penguins |
Southern rockhopper penguins, Falkland Islands (© Tony Beck/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-06 |
Pick your paradise |
Porto Timoni beach, Corfu, Greece (© nantonov/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-05 |
Happy Independence Day! |
Empire State Building on the Fourth of July, New York City (© Tetra Images/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-04 |
Hot enough to howl |
A coyote in Banff, Alberta, Canada (© Harry Collins/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-03 |
We’re halfway there |
Veluwemeer Aqueduct, Netherlands (© Frolova_Elena/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-07-02 |
Ready for the Grand Départ? |
Tour de France cyclists crossing the Pont du Gard, France (© Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters) |
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| 2023-07-01 |
Where did you drop the fish, son? |
Brown bear mother and cub, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska (© Carlos Carreno/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-30 |
Celebrating the tropics |
Banyak Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia (© fbxx/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-29 |
The colors of Pride |
Rainbow flags and confetti, Reykjavík, Iceland (© Arctic-Images/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-28 |
Red Rock Country |
Sedona, Arizona (© Jonathan Ross/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-27 |
A labyrinth of luxury |
Château de Villandry and its garden, Loire Valley, France (© VLADJ55/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-06-26 |
A temple to treasure |
Al-Khazneh (the Treasury), Petra, Jordan (© WitthayaP/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-06-25 |
Beauty by the bay |
Nha Phu Bay, Nha Trang, Vietnam (© Thang Tat Nguyen/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-24 |
Butterfly, fly away |
Monarch butterflies feeding from wildflowers (© bookguy/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-23 |
A world within a world |
Amazon rainforest, Peru (© Rhett Ayers Butler/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-22 |
The mystery of Stonehenge |
Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England (© Captain Skyhigh/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-21 |
Celebrating an American icon |
Bald eagle, Tongass National Forest, Alaska (© Jaynes Gallery/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-06-20 |
Happy Juneteenth! |
City Hall lit up for Juneteenth in San Francisco, California (© yhelfman/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-06-19 |
Happy Father’s Day! |
Common tern father with chick, Nickerson Beach, Long Island, New York (© Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-18 |
Paddle power |
‘Paddle Out for Unity’ event in San Diego, California (© Brandon Colbert Photography/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-17 |
Shell-ebrating sea turtles |
Hawksbill sea turtle swimming near Akajima, Okinawa, Japan (© Robert Mallon/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-16 |
Twinkle, twinkle, little bugs |
Synchronous fireflies, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee (© Floris Van Bruegel/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-06-15 |
Saluting the Stars and Stripes |
US Capitol building and US flags, Washington, DC (© Orhan Cam/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-06-14 |
Into the swamp |
Trees with Spanish moss over a boardwalk in the Okefenokee Swamp, Folkston, Georgia (© Emmer Photo/Alamy) |
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| 2023-06-13 |
Happy birthday, Big Bend National Park! |
Prickly pear cactus, Big Bend National Park, Texas (© Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-06-12 |
A huddled giant |
Goliath heron, Kruger National Park, South Africa (© Johan Swanepoel/Alamy) |
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| 2023-06-11 |
Blue hues and ceramic scenes of Porto |
Porto Cathedral, Portugal (© Reinhard Schmid/Huber/eStock Photo) |
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| 2023-06-10 |
Rising with the sun |
Hot air balloons in Cappadocia, Türkiye (© Anton Petrus/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-09 |
Where the humpback whale sings |
Humpback whale (© Philip Thurston/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-08 |
If these walls could talk… |
Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico (© Ian Shive/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-06-07 |
Remembering D-Day |
The chalk cliffs of Étretat, Normandy, France (© MarcelloLand/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-06 |
Can we turn the tide on ocean plastic? |
‘Priscilla the Parrotfish’ art installation at Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, St. Paul, Minnesota (© Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-05 |
Maui’s volcanic shores |
Black sand beach at Wai’ānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii (© Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-04 |
A glimpse of the grandest of canyons |
South Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona (© Roman Khomlyak/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-06-03 |
Hello? Anybody else out here? |
Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) in sand dunes, Namibia (© Sergey Gorshkov/Minden) |
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| 2023-06-02 |
Blue as far as the eye can see |
Aerial image of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (© AirPano LLC/Amazing Aerial Agency) |
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| 2023-06-01 |
Otterly adorable |
Sea otter pup, Prince William Sound, Alaska (© Donald M. Jones/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-05-31 |
Secluded sands in Mexico |
Playa del Amor in the Marietas Islands, off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (© ferrantraite/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-30 |
Honoring the fallen |
Lantern floating ceremony, Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu, Hawaii (© Naomi Hayes of Island Memories Photography/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-29 |
Farming in harmony with nature |
Tegallalang terrace farms in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia (© Cavan Images/Adobe Stock) |
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| 2023-05-28 |
Stretching to the sky |
Quiver trees in Namibia (© Fotofeeling/DEEPOL by plainpicture) |
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| 2023-05-27 |
The splendors of Sukhothai |
Wat Sri Sawai in Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand (© Casper1774 Studio/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-05-26 |
Where the grass is greener |
Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark (© miroslav_1/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-25 |
Standing firm |
The Old Fortress of Corfu, Greece (© Netfalls Remy Musser/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-05-24 |
Turtle power! |
Western box turtle (© Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-05-23 |
Life in the clouds |
Arenal Volcano seen from Monteverde, Costa Rica (© Kevin Wells/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-22 |
Spanning the Seine |
Pont d’Arcole on the Seine river, Paris, France (© StockByM/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-21 |
The buzz about World Bee Day |
European honeybees in Sheffield, England (© Deborah Vernon/Alamy) |
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| 2023-05-20 |
On the edge of extinction |
Sumatran rhinoceros female eating leaves, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia (© Cyril Ruoso/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-05-19 |
International Museum Day |
Museo Soumaya, Plaza Carso, Mexico City, Mexico (© Juan Romero/Alamy) |
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| 2023-05-18 |
Getting a bird’s-eye view |
Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, California (© Jim Patterson/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-05-17 |
Serene waters on a ‘trembling earth’ |
Canoeing in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia (© Brad Beck/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-05-16 |
Aglow in the Atlantic |
Morro Jable and Playa del Matorral, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain (© Gavin Hellier/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-15 |
Happy Mother’s Day! |
White-tailed deer doe and newborn fawn, Montana (© Donald M. Jones/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-05-14 |
‘Tis the season for travel |
Pelicans at Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California (© David McNew/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-13 |
A butterfly’s best friend |
Wild lupines in bloom (© silverjohn/Getty Images Plus) |
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| 2023-05-12 |
Pitch perfect |
Henningsvær Stadion, Norway (© Morten Falch Sortland/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-11 |
King of lighthouses |
Cordouan Lighthouse, Royan, Charente, France (© FRTimelapse/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-10 |
A castle fit for a count |
Poenari Castle on Mount Cetatea, Făgăraș Mountains, Romania (© porojnicu/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-09 |
Delicate but enduring |
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah (© Mark Brodkin Photography/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-08 |
Happy World Laughter Day! |
Gray seal pup, Lundy Island, England (© Henley Spiers/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-05-07 |
The purple peaks of Hwangmaesan |
Royal azaleas in bloom on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea (© Stock for you/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-05-06 |
Celebrating Cinco de Mayo |
Church of Nuestra Señora de los Remedios and Popocatépetl, Puebla, Mexico (© Radius Images/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-05-05 |
May the Fourth be with you |
Mayan ruins in Tikal, Guatemala (© THP Creative/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-04 |
The animal kingdom’s great migration |
Wildebeests in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (© Matt Polski/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-03 |
The height of Alpine beauty |
Jöriseen lakes in the Silvretta Alps, Switzerland (© Florin Baumann/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-02 |
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month |
Korean Bell of Friendship, Los Angeles (© Carlos Marin/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-05-01 |
A day of swing and celebration |
Preservation Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana (© Cosmo Condina North America/Alamy) |
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| 2023-04-30 |
Gazing into infinity |
Milky Way over Joshua Tree National Park, California (© Schroptschop/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-29 |
The giants of Yosemite |
Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park, California (© Orbon Alija/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-28 |
An endless stretch of sky |
South Padre Island, Texas (© Jeff R Clow/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-27 |
Destined for greatness |
Great horned owl fledglings (© Michael Morse/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-26 |
Chilling out on World Penguin Day |
Adélie penguins in Antarctica (© David Merron Photography/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-25 |
Beneath the woods |
Old underground cellar, Bavaria, Germany (© Andreas Zerndl/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-24 |
A book lover’s paradise |
Stuttgart Public Library, Germany (© Axel Brunst/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-04-23 |
Back from the brink |
Island fox in Channel Islands National Park, California (© Ian Shive/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-04-22 |
Sunset on Procida |
Procida, Italy (© Sean Pavone/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-04-21 |
A subtropical soak |
Juniper Springs in Ocala National Forest, Florida (© Michael Warren/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-20 |
Two’s company |
Taiwan yuhina pair, Alishan National Scenic Area, Taiwan (© Staffan Widstrand/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-04-19 |
A mountaintop marvel |
Machu Picchu, Peru (© Dora Dalton/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-18 |
Poetry in suspense |
‘One Thousand Springs’ haiku art installation by Chiharu Shiota, Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, London, England (© Guy Bell/Alamy Live News) |
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| 2023-04-17 |
Go fly a kite! |
Adelaide International Kite Festival, Australia (© Andrey Moisseyev/Alamy) |
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| 2023-04-16 |
When art imitates life |
‘Together’ sculpture by Lorenzo Quinn, Great Pyramids of Giza, Cairo, Egypt (© Sima Diab/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-15 |
Stars in daylight |
Mediterranean red sea stars, Mediterranean Sea (© Hans Leijnse/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-04-14 |
Pretty in pink |
Moss pink displays at Hitsujiyama Park, Saitama Prefecture, Japan (© Takashi Images/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-04-13 |
A view that’s out of this world |
Earth seen from the International Space Station (© Tim Peake/ESA/NASA via Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-12 |
Where is this hidden waterfall? |
Mossy Grotto Falls, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon (© Chase Dekker Wild-Life Images/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-11 |
Strong sibling bonds |
Elephant family in Amboseli National Park, Kenya (© Diana Robinson/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-10 |
Happy Easter! |
Lithuanian Easter eggs (© fotomem/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-09 |
In the footsteps of giants |
The Giant’s Causeway, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (© Dieter Meyrl/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-08 |
Saluting beavers |
Baby Eurasian beavers, Finland (© Danny Green/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-04-07 |
Pink moon rising |
Moon rising, Tucson, Arizona (© Tim Murphy/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-04-06 |
Ruffling feathers |
Black grouse males in Kuusamo, Finland (© Markus Varesvuo/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-04-05 |
The historic heart of Córdoba |
Roman bridge, Córdoba, Spain (© Jeremy Woodhouse/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-04 |
Chasing rainbows |
Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Big Island, Hawaii (© Westend61/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-03 |
Land of sand and fire |
Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, Indonesia (© Bento Fotography/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-02 |
Hoppy National Frog Month! |
Javan tree frog (© kuritafsheen/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-04-01 |
The stunning Steyr |
Steyr River, Austria (© guenterguni/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-31 |
Regal radiance |
Peacock feathers (© Sarayut Thaneerat/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-30 |
Snuggling sea cows |
Manatees, Crystal River, Florida (© Gregory Sweeney/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-29 |
Peak stargazing |
Milky Way above the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, South Tyrol, Italy (© Juan Romero/Cavan Images) |
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| 2023-03-28 |
Cloud City |
New York City skyline in fog (© Orbon Alija/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-27 |
The desert in bloom |
Wildflowers in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California (© Ron and Patty Thomas/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-26 |
Winding down in style |
Cecil Brewer Staircase, the Heal’s Building, London, England (© Yiran An/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-25 |
Stop and smell the…garlic? |
Blooming wild garlic, Hainich National Park, Germany (© Frank Sommariva/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-24 |
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’ |
Lenticular clouds, Patagonia (© Sasha Juliard/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-03-23 |
World Water Day |
Lake Powell on the Colorado River (© Peter Schaefer/Alamy) |
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| 2023-03-22 |
What’s your favorite color? |
Colorful pastel chalk (© Stephen Shepherd/plainpicture) |
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| 2023-03-21 |
Hello spring! |
Crocus flowers (© Raimund Linke/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-20 |
Whooo’s the wisest of them all? |
Barn owl, England (© Ondrej Prosicky/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-19 |
Out of this world |
Gamboa Crater, Mars (© NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona) |
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| 2023-03-18 |
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! |
Ballyvooney Cove, Copper Coast Geopark, County Waterford, Ireland (© Andrea Pistolesi/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-17 |
Happy Panda Day! |
Giant panda at Chengdu Panda Base, China (© Jim Zuckerman/Jaynes Gallery/DanitaDelimont) |
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| 2023-03-16 |
A hidden gem |
Agüero, Spain (© Andrea Comi/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-15 |
A beautiful labyrinth |
Hedge maze in Cyherbia Botanical Park, Cyprus (© Tpopova/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-14 |
Just ‘lion’ around |
Female lions sleeping, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (© Cavan Images/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-03-13 |
A real showstopper |
Lucian Blaga National Theater, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (© Thomas Mueller/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-03-12 |
Protecting shorelines |
Marshland, Gloucester, Massachusetts (© Thomas H. Mitchell/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-11 |
Up hill and down dale |
Vale of Edale, Peak District, England (© John Finney/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-10 |
Under the rainbow |
Rainbow over Waimea Canyon and Waipo’o Falls, Kauai, Hawaii (© Beverley Van Praagh/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-09 |
Celebrating women |
Cibeles Fountain and Madrid City Hall lit for International Women’s Day, Madrid, Spain (© dpa picture alliance/Alamy) |
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| 2023-03-08 |
Shining through the centuries |
Aerial view of terraced rice fields, Yuanyang County, China (© AlexGcs/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-07 |
Norse horses |
Icelandic horses standing in a field, Iceland (© Rodrigo Lourezini/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-03-06 |
Spring blossoms in Tokyo |
Cherry trees in full bloom near the Imperial Palace with Tokyo Tower in the background, Tokyo, Japan (© Jon Arnold/Danita Delimont) |
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| 2023-03-05 |
The road less taken |
Road to Mount Pico, Portugal (© Marco Bottigelli/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-04 |
Pod predators |
Killer whales in the waters off Spildra, Norway (© Alex Mustard/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-03-03 |
Glorious Granada |
Negratín Reservoir, Granada, Spain (© Andres Martinez Olmedo/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-02 |
Women’s History Month begins |
Portrait Monument of women’s suffrage pioneers, Capitol Rotunda, Washington, DC (© Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-03-01 |
Allure of the Amalfi Coast |
Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy (© Amazing Aerial/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-02-28 |
A warm hug in the icy North |
Polar bears asleep in Canada (© David Pike/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-02-27 |
A walk in the trees |
Suspension bridge in Tambopata National Reserve, Amazon Basin, Peru (© Pere Rubi/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-26 |
A huddle of hoodoos |
Hoodoos at Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah (© Piriya Photography/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-25 |
Who’s this colorful character? |
Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England (© Oscar Dewhurst/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-02-24 |
Night falls on the City of Light |
Paris, France (© somchaij/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-02-23 |
Milestone in Black history |
Freedom Sunday rally, Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois, July 10, 1966 (© Bettmann/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-22 |
Happy Mardi Gras! |
French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana (© f11photo/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-21 |
Happy Presidents Day! |
Washington Monument and Capitol Building on the National Mall, Washington, DC (© AevanStock/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-02-20 |
Migrating giants |
Humpback whales, Maui, Hawaii (© Flip Nicklin/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-02-19 |
It’s cold inside! |
Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan (© Dean Pennala/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-02-18 |
Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin! |
Allen’s hummingbird perched on a red kangaroo paw plant (© GypsyPictureShow/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-02-17 |
Why is El Capitan ablaze? |
‘Firefall’ on Horsetail Fall, Yosemite National Park, California (© Jeff Lewis/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-02-16 |
World Hippo Day, a giant celebration |
Hippopotamus mother and baby, Chobe National Park, Botswana (© jacobeukman/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-15 |
Love is in the snow |
Igloo at Otaru Snow Light Path Festival, Hokkaido, Japan (© T Photography/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-02-14 |
In the Valley of the Moon |
Achaches lookout, El Valle de la Luna, Chile (© Ignacio Palacios/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-13 |
Coming in for a smooth landing? |
Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (© Tui De Roy/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-02-12 |
Death Valley’s star appeal |
The Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, Death Valley, California (© Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-11 |
Built to last |
Ancient theater of Epidaurus in Argolis province, Greece (© George Pachantouris/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-10 |
Waves of stone |
Lower Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona (© AZCat/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-09 |
A place to pause |
Ureddplassen, a rest area on the Helgelandskysten scenic route, Norway (© Eyesite/Alamy) |
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| 2023-02-08 |
History on the hill |
Village of Labro, Rieti Province, Italy (© Marco Ilari/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-02-07 |
Where fiords meet forests |
Fiordland National Park in South Island, New Zealand (© WitR/Adobe Stock) |
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| 2023-02-06 |
Migration of the monarchs |
Monarch butterflies at Pismo Beach, California (© Mimi Ditchie/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-05 |
Remembering Rosa Parks |
Rosa Parks sits in the front of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, Dec 21, 1956 (© Bettmann Archive/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-04 |
Warmly embracing winter |
Château Frontenac, Quebec City, Canada (© Romiana Lee/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-02-03 |
Signs of spring? |
Alpine marmots in Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria (© Michaela Walch/Alamy) |
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| 2023-02-02 |
Courage and conviction |
‘Testament: The Little Rock Nine Monument,’ Little Rock, Arkansas (© Rex Lisman/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-02-01 |
A dazzling sight |
Burchell’s zebras, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa (© Richard Du Toit/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-01-31 |
Wind-powered ice racing |
Ice and Snow Sailing European Championships on Lake Balaton in Hungary (© mauritius images GmbH/Alamy Stock Photo) |
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| 2023-01-30 |
Days of the blackbird |
Blackbird in Essex, England (© Bill Coster/Alamy) |
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| 2023-01-29 |
When life imitates art |
Blue-green waters around the Bahamas as seen from the International Space Station (© NASA) |
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| 2023-01-28 |
All hail the mighty mangrove! |
Red mangrove tree seedlings in Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba (© Claudio Contreras/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-01-27 |
A heavenly view |
Heaven’s Gate Cave in Tianmen Mountain National Park, China (© Shane P. White/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-01-26 |
Celebrating the Scottish Bard |
Statue of Robert Burns in the Birks of Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross, Scotland (© Dennis Barnes/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-01-25 |
The envy of postcards and snow globes |
Colle Santa Lucia in the Dolomites, Italy (© mauritius images GmbH/Alamy) |
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| 2023-01-24 |
Stony sentinels |
Moai statues on Easter Island, Chile (© Karine Aigner/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-01-23 |
Hop into Lunar New Year |
Mountain hare in Derbyshire, England (© Ben Hall/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-01-22 |
When only a hug will do |
Kangaroo mother and baby (© Belle Ciezak/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-01-21 |
‘Come on, guys, this way!’ |
King penguins in the Falkland Islands (© Elmar Weiss/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-01-20 |
Clouds dance above Sundance |
Park City, Utah (© Kruck20/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-01-19 |
Happy birthday, White Sands! |
White Sands National Park, New Mexico (© Andrea Harrell/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-01-18 |
From little acorns… |
Muniellos Nature Reserve in Asturias, Spain (© Andres M. Dominguez/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-01-17 |
Words of wisdom |
Inscription Wall at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC (© Ken Howard/Alamy) |
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| 2023-01-16 |
Frosty Finland |
Aura River in Turku, Finland (© Jarmo Piironen/Alamy) |
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| 2023-01-15 |
A delightful day for donkeys |
Domestic donkey feeding on cherry twigs (© Juniors Bildarchiv GmbH/Alamy) |
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| 2023-01-14 |
Sequoias of the sea |
Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, California (© Brandon Cole Images/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-01-13 |
Where two continents meet |
Rumelihisarı on the Bosporus Strait at Istanbul, Türkiye (© Drone in Wonderland/Amazing Aerial Agency) |
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| 2023-01-12 |
Stairway to where? |
‘Umschreibung,’ a sculpture by artist Olafur Eliasson in Munich, Germany (© Manfred Bail/Alamy) |
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| 2023-01-11 |
When ice imitates art |
Hummock ice on Lake Peipus in Estonia (© Sven Zacek/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-01-10 |
Where buffalo roam |
Bison in Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota (© Charlie Summers/Minden Pictures) |
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| 2023-01-09 |
Where we go to play |
Breckenridge, Colorado (© Sean Pavone/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-01-08 |
What the heck is a distaff? |
Wool and mohair yarn (© Jurate Buiviene/Alamy) |
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| 2023-01-07 |
‘The hills have a power to soothe and heal…’ |
Black Fell, Lake District, England (© Daniel Kay/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-01-06 |
City of ice |
Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China (© STR/AFP via Getty Images) |
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| 2023-01-05 |
So close, yet so far |
Earth as seen from the International Space Station (© JSC/NASA) |
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| 2023-01-04 |
Who’s snoozing? |
Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico (© Jay Goodrich/Tandem Stills + Motion) |
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| 2023-01-03 |
Fit for a fairy tale |
Hohenzollern Castle, Germany (© Sahara Prince/Shutterstock) |
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| 2023-01-02 |
Napping near the North Pole |
Polar bear in Svalbard, Norway (© Dennis Stogsdill/Getty Images) |
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| 2023-01-01 |
Happy New Year’s Eve from Down Under |
New Year’s Eve fireworks, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia (© Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images) |
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