A 50-year balancing act

A 50-year balancing act

Cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado (© Brad McGinley Photography/Getty Images)

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Today in History

Nov. 16, 2023VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver
Nov. 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
Nov. 16, 2025A traboule in Lyon, France

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Pretty in pink
Nov. 12, 2025Colosseum, Rome, Italy
Dec. 7, 2025A pine forest in Alsace, France
An archaelogical treasure
Jan. 26, 2024Northern hawk-owl
Mar. 24, 2024Silvereyes
Nov. 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
Oct. 2, 2024Autumn in the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon
Oct. 30, 2023Common raven
An endless stretch of sky
Aug. 3, 2024Three Natural Bridges, Wulong National Park, China
Jun. 12, 2024Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA
Jun. 15, 2024International Surfing Day
May 31, 2025Knuthöjdsmossen nature reserve, Sweden
Where buffalo roam
Like paint on a canvas
When life imitates art
Freshwater diving capital
Nov. 27, 2023Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
Oct. 27, 2024Polar Bear Week
Nov. 26, 2025World Olive Tree Day
Jun. 2, 2025Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador
The sea pool of Penzance
Bring the king cakes
See-through cephalopod
Jan. 13, 2024Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, United States
Festive foliage in the garden
Park of the Monsters
Feb. 25, 2025Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States
Oct. 19, 2024International Archaeology Day