Watermelon crop on lands bought or rented by China for Chinese market, Nong Khiaw area, northern Laos

Essar House new high rise office development for Essar Group in Mahalaxmi area of Mumbai, India, sign of thriving Indian economy

Essar House new high rise office development for Essar Group in Mahalaxmi area of Mumbai, India, sign of thriving Indian economy

Essar House office development for Essar Group by slums in Mahalaxmi area of Mumbai, India shows contrast of rich and poor

Essar House office development for Essar Group by slums in Mahalaxmi area of Mumbai, India shows contrast of rich and poor

Old traditional tenement housing in the shadow of new modern high rise apartment blocks at Mahalaxmi in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Workers on crowded commuter train of Western Railway near Mahalaxmi Station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, India

Female workers on crowded commuter train of Western Railway near Mahalaxmi Station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, India

Office workers on crowded commuter train of Western Railway near Mahalaxmi Station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, India

India's growing economy: construction site for new terminal and shopping complex at Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai, India

Workers on crowded commuter train of Western Railway near Mahalaxmi Station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, India

Extensive new development in business district a sign of economic growth, by twin towers in Tardeo South Mumbai, India from Nariman Point

India's growing economy: construction site for new terminal and shopping complex at Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai, India

High rise development at Cuffe Parade, the business district in South Mumbai, India, where a thriving Indian economy is evident

The Imperial Towers twin towers residential skyscrapers and business district development in Tardeo South Mumbai, India from Nariman Point

View of apartment blocks in Xian seen from the Dayan Pagoda, China

Tourist boats moored on the Li River at Yangshuo by a hotel construction site, China

Shanghai skyline of high rise apartment blocks seen from the Oriental Pearl Television Tower, China

High rise development at Cuffe Parade in South Mumbai, India, where the thriving Indian economy is evident

Office workers on crowded commuter train of Western Railway near Mahalaxmi Station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, India

Shanghai skyline including the Bund embankment, China

India's growing economy: construction site for new terminal and shopping complex at Chattrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai, India

Office workers on crowded commuter train of Western Railway near Mahalaxmi Station on the Mumbai Suburban Railway, India

High rise developments by Mahalaxmi Station and the Western Railways train of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, India

New construction by the newly built ITC Grand Central Sheraton Hotel in Parel district of central Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

View of new and old architecture in Xian seen from the Dayan Pagoda, China

Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, it has been heavily deforested. The deforestation has been to clear land for an expanding population to have access to land to grow subsistence crops and also to make charcoal, which is the main cooking fuel in Malawi. This shot shows men working barefoot and moving massive tree trunks by hand in a logging camp on the Zomba Plateau.

Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, it has been heavily deforested. The deforestation has been to clear land for an expanding population to have access to land to grow subsistence crops and also to make charcoal, which is the main cooking fuel in Malawi. This shot shows a logging camp on the Zomba Plateau.

A Chinstrap Penguin, Pygoscelis antarctica, at Hannah Point on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctic. Behind the penguin is lots of greenery, plants that are expanding as the Antarctic Peninsular warms as a result of climate change,

Expansion work at Oslo Airport in Norway.

Expansion work at Oslo Airport in Norway.

Bangladesh farmers expanding a creek, koch tribal minority, nalitabari, mymensingh region

Multi-ethnic girls holding green balloons

Mixed race woman blowing bubbles

Mixed race woman inflating balloon

This is the central area of Cygnus and its bright Milky Way starcloud surrounded by red nebulosity. At left is the star Sadr (gamma Cygni) with the complex of nebulosity catalogued as IC 1318. At centre is the distinct Crescent Nebula, NGC 6888, a expanding nebula created by winds from a hot Wolf-Rayet star. At bottom left is the star cluster Messier 29, though looking a little lost in the rich starfields here. At top is the cluster IC 1311, looking more obvious than M29 but not observed visually and included in the NGC catalog. Odd. At far right are the large and loose star clusters NGC 6883 and NGC 6871, the latter an obvious binocular sight. To the left of Sadr is the small cluster NGC 6910. The dark nebulas B145 and LDN 862 are at right. The small emission nebula at bottom is Sharpless 2-104.

Universe Evolution, 13.77 Billion Years

Project Howl of Freedom 1 of 10. There is an old Indian Proverb which says: "Land is People, Remembering is All" Etched upon Navajo Etta Abriso's timims a history of the native american people. Proud are worn hands is a history of the proud and worn lives of the Native American people. The people of the Southwest weave a rich mosaic of culture, tradition and ritual within the mountain boundaries of the desert. These pueblo indians, anglo ranchers, Mexican tradesman and artistic pioneers cling to their land and in turn, their individualism. However, in a homogenizing society that is rapidly expanding in numbers, technology and laws, these descendants of Spanish Conquistadors and Native Americans are slowly being robbed of their identities.

Hightech windmills, some standing 500 feet high when their blades are vertical, hum on the Altamont Pass of California as they produce clean electricity. Wind energy is the world's fastest growing energy source, expanding 25, 35 percent each year. In 2001, roughly 6000 megawatts of new wind capacity was installed around the world, enough to power 2 million American homes.

Hot air balloon inflating in rural field, Kenya, Africa