River Seine

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2023-05-21Paris, France
River Seine
Welcome to Paris, France’s ancient capital city, through which flows one of the country’s longest rivers, the Seine. Human habitation here dates back to at least the 3rd century BCE, when a Gallic tribe called the Parisii settled on an island in the middle of the rive...[阅读全文]

European honeybees in Sheffield

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2023-05-20England
European honeybees in Sheffield
As flowers start to bloom, you'll hear the soft hum of bees buzzing between them, drinking nectar, and gathering pollen to take back to their hives. Some pollen grains on their bodies get carried between flowering plants, helping them to reproduce, yield better crops, and suppo...[阅读全文]

Sumatran rhinoceros female eating leaves

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2023-05-19Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia
Sumatran rhinoceros female eating leaves
Sumatran rhinos like this one were once plentiful across the forests and swamps of Southeast Asia. But there are thought to be fewer than 80 alive today, surviving only on the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Logging and hunting have led to their inclusion on the...[阅读全文]

Museo Soumaya

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2023-05-18Plaza Carso building, Mexico City, Mexico
Museo Soumaya
For International Museum Day, we’re featuring the towering aluminum-clad Plaza Carso building, part of the Museo Soumaya in Mexico City. It was built to house Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s vast art collection, which includes the largest collection of sculpture...[阅读全文]

Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz

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2023-05-17California
Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz
California brown pelicans, cormorants, and gulls enjoy jostling for position on top of this stunning rock formation in Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz. It is the sole surviving natural 'bridge' in this state park. Once three bridges stood side-by-side here, car...[阅读全文]

Canoe paddling in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

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2023-05-16Georgia
Canoe paddling in Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
It's American Wetlands Month, a time to celebrate swamps, marshes, bogs, and other types of these important ecosystems. Wetlands play a vital role in storing carbon, improving water quality, and serving as habitat for many endangered plants and animals, including American c...[阅读全文]

Morro Jable and Playa del Matorral

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2023-05-15Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain
Morro Jable and Playa del Matorral
Welcome to Fuerteventura, one of Spain's Canary Islands, found nearly 70 miles off the northwestern coast of Africa. For thousands of years, the volcanic islands have served as an international crossroads, attracting the interest of the Romans, Arab traders, and Europea...[阅读全文]

White-tailed deer doe and newborn fawn

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2023-05-14Montana
White-tailed deer doe and newborn fawn
Is this newborn white-tailed deer wishing its mom a Happy Mother's Day? We hope so—it won't be long before it loses those spots and strikes out on its own. But for the first year or so of its life, it will rely on mom to feed it and keep it safe from predators. We honor m...[阅读全文]

Pelicans at Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge

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2023-05-13California
Pelicans at Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
The migration of birds, such as the pelicans seen here over California's Salton Sea, is part of the pulse of our planet's ecosystem. Around 40% of bird species migrate, typically in the fall and spring, some traveling incredible distances. Tiny hummingbirds can migrate 500 ...[阅读全文]

Wild lupine in purple and blue

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2023-05-12Unknown
Wild lupine in purple and blue
These stunning wild lupines bring shades of blue, pink, and purple to meadows and roadsides from early spring. They are not just a stunning addition to the landscape—they are crucial for the survival of the rare Karner blue butterfly. The larvae of the short-lived species wi...[阅读全文]