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Rock formations in Badlands National Park during a lightning storm

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2022-11-10South Dakota

Rock formations in Badlands National Park during a lightning storm

Forty-four years ago today, a rugged, inhospitable area of South Dakota was designated a national park to protect the many fossils found on the land. The area had an 11,000-year previous history as hunting grounds for Native Americans. In fact, the name we know it by today...[阅读全文]

European hedgehog in Sussex

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2022-11-09England

Join us for a trip across the pond as we take a moment to examine the prickly European hedgehog. Our friend in today's photo is in Sussex, England, but European hedgehogs are widespread across the continent. They're thought to be the largest and heaviest of the hedgehog fa...[阅读全文]

Sky lanterns take flight during the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai

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2022-11-08Thailand

Sky lanterns take flight during the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai

The bright light of the full moon is mirrored by lit lanterns launched skyward in the Thai festival of Yi Peng. It's a beautiful celebration, as you can see, and it happens around the second full moon at this time of year ('yi' means 'two' and 'peng' means 'full moon day'). ...[阅读全文]

Beautiful winter landscape on Lushan

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2022-11-07Jiangxi Province, China

November 7 this year is the "Start of Winter" festival. The start of Winter is also the first solar term of winter in the lunar calendar. The start of Winter lasts from November 7th or 8th to the 22nd or 23rd, and like Spring Begins, Summer Begins, and Autumn Begins...[阅读全文]

Runners in the 1990 New York City Marathon crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

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2022-11-06New York City

Runners in the 1990 New York City Marathon crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

The route for the 2022 New York City Marathon starts right here at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, crossing from Staten Island into Brooklyn, eventually coursing through all five boroughs of New York. This photo gives you an idea of just how many people will be runni...[阅读全文]

Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray

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2022-11-05Scotland

Fairy-tale castle? Check. Stunning Scottish backdrop? Check. Calm, tranquil loch? Check. If Tigh Mor looks idyllic to you, you're not alone. Queen Victoria spent time here in its heyday, and though the old hotel (it was built in 1849) declined over the years, a multim...[阅读全文]

Depiction of deities from the Tomb of Tutankhamun at the Egyptian Museum

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2022-11-04Cairo, Egypt

Depiction of deities from the Tomb of Tutankhamun at the Egyptian Museum

A hundred years ago today, British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun, better known as King Tut, in Egypt's Valley of Kings. Though they first uncovered the tomb of the 'boy king' on November 4, 1922, Carter and cr...[阅读全文]

Mount Kilimanjaro with Cape buffalo in foreground, Amboseli Biosphere Reserve

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2022-11-03Kenya

Mount Kilimanjaro with Cape buffalo in foreground, Amboseli Biosphere Reserve

UNESCO designated November 3, 2022, the first annual International Day for Biosphere Reserves. Biosphere reserves are vast areas around the world used to promote biodiversity, cultural diversity, environmentally sustainable economic development, and research and educa...[阅读全文]

Tea plantations in Munnar

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2022-11-02Kerala, India

Munnar is nestled in the Idukki region of Kerala. The ‘Kashmir of South India’ as it is popularly known, lies at an elevation of 1600m above sea level and once served as a summer resort of the British Empire. Today Munnar is a popular honeymoon and travel destination...[阅读全文]

Two smiling Halloween pumpkins on a wooden table with lights In a mystic forest at night.

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2022-11-01Unknown

Two smiling Halloween pumpkins on a wooden table with lights In a mystic forest at night.

The backstory of jack-o’-lanterns, including how they came to star in Halloween decor and why they’re carved in the first place, is a tale worth telling. Although the legendary Headless Horseman and his hurled pumpkin have been scaring Americans for generations, jack-o’-...[阅读全文]