Antarctica Day Dec 1, 2025

Some photos capture nature"s grand acts. Great photos reveal even more in a single frame: the delicate balance between immense power and fragile beauty that surrounds us on Earth. Today"s image of a natural arch carved into an Antarctic iceberg does exactly that—a conversation starter about grandeur, vulnerability, our environment and its present and future.

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Today in History

The other continent down under
Dec 1, 2023Ross Sea, Antarctica
Dec 1, 2024Antarctica Day

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Nov 19, 2023Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
Oct 9, 2024Aspens near Marble, Colorado, USA
Dec 29, 2023Oud-West neighbourhood, Amsterdam, Netherlands
‘Night shining’ clouds
An oasis in the desert
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American Red Cross pioneers
Nov 14, 2024Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
Jan 16, 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Sep 22, 2025Autumn equinox
Jul 26, 2025International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
Mar 6, 2024Wahclella Falls, Oregon, USA
Dec 22, 2025The Nutcracker performed by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet in Türkiye
Nov 8, 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
Apr 18, 2025International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Nov 30, 2023Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Sep 12, 2023North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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Huddled and hunting
Dec 10, 2024Lands End, Cornwall, England
This bird is peak beak
Jan 6, 2025Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
Oct 19, 2025Apples ready for harvest, Minnesota, United States
Jul 27, 2025Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Aug 23, 2023Cenotaphs, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh
Jun 8, 2025World Oceans Day
Nimble and stealthy
Apr 16, 2024Union Square, Manhattan, New York, USA