Volcan Rano Raraku, southern slope, birthplace of countless moai, Easter Island, Chile

One of the countless hilltop Naga villages in the verdant Naga hills, Baptist church at its peak, Nagaland, India, Asia

Chatral senge dorje rinpoche seated on a tiger skin, yonglesho, Nepal

Geothermal region of Gunnuhver in southern Iceland with steam from the countless holes and fractures in the earth's crust, Iceland, Europe

Steam from the countless holes and fractures in the earth's crust, the Solfatarten, behind it a geothermal power station and a factory for salt extraction, which is operated with geothermal energy, geothermal region of Gunnuhver, southern Iceland, Iceland

Drone shot, view of the valley Vistasvagge with the meandering river Vistasjakka and countless small lakes, birch forests, intense colouring, autumn, mountain landscape in the background, Nikkaluokta, Kiruna, Gaellivare, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Lighthouse and cliffs, blue sky with countless birds, gannets Bass Rock, North Berwick, Scotland, Great Britain

Djemaa el-Fna, "Square of the Hanged Man" in the medina quarter of Marrakech at dusk with its countless food stalls, Marrekech, Morocco, Africa

Koutoubia Mosque illuminated with red light, Djemaa el-Fna "Square of the Hanged Man" in the medina quarter of Marrakech at dusk with its countless food stalls, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa

Drone shot, view of the valley Vistasvagge with the meandering river Vistasjakka and countless small lakes, birch forests, autumn, intense colouring, Nikkaluokta, Kiruna, Gaellivare, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Drone shot, view of the valley Vistasvagge with the meandering river Vistasjakka and countless small lakes, birch forests, autumn, intense colouring, mountain landscape in the background, Nikkaluokta, Kiruna, Gaellivare, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Drone shot, view of the valley Vistasvagge with the meandering river Vistasjakka and countless small lakes, birch forests, autumn, intense colouring, mountain landscape in the background, Nikkaluokta, Kiruna, Gaellivare, Norrbottens laen, Lapland, Northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe

Facade, countless satellite dishes at an apartment block known as the Pallasseum (formerly Berliner Sozialpalast, "Berlin Social Palace"), Schoeneberg district, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Geothermal region of Gunnuhver in southern Iceland with steam from the countless holes and fractures in the earth's crust, Iceland, Europe

Observatory Hornisgrindeturm, by night with Milky Way, Seebach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

Geothermal region of Gunnuhver in southern Iceland with steam from the countless holes and fractures in the earth's crust, Iceland, Europe

Koutoubia Mosque illuminated with red light, Djemaa el-Fna "Square of the Hanged Man" in the medina quarter of Marrakech at dusk with its countless food stalls, Marrakech, Morocco, Africa

The Palacio del Valle is the most famous building in Cienfuegos, Cuba. The three distinct towers we built to be symbolic of Strength, Faith and Love. Its Mogul Architectural style is further made impressive by the countless ornate carvings in Venetian alabaster.

Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos