A girl removes grains of rice using a flail, Paro District, Bhutan, Asia

A tiny cleaner shrimp removes parasites from a Black-finned snake eel (Ophichthus cephalozona) on a sandy seafloor in Indonesia. This tropical region, within the Coral Triangle, is home to an incredible variety of marine life.

Bhutanese man removes his shoes as he leans in the open carved window of the Shoe Shop in Paro, Bhutan

Part of the plant that removes water from the geothermal steam, before it is fed into the steam turbines at Krafla geothermal power station, Iceland, Polar Regions

Part of the plant that removes water from the geothermal steam, before it is fed into the steam turbines at Krafla geothermal power station, Iceland, Polar Regions

Two Bonobos or Pygmy Chimpanzees (Pan paniscus), delousing each other in an enclosure

Garzweiler 2, brown coal surface mining, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Brown coal digger, Hambach Tagebau, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Loader and haulpack, Hamersley iron ore mine, Tom Price, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia

Haulpak truck, Hamersley iron ore mine, Tom Price, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia

Haulpak dump truck, working with iron ore, Hamersley iron ore mine, Tom Price, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia

Coal seam and machines in the open pit Welzow-Sued, mining of brown coal by the Vattenfall energy company, Lower Lusatia, Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Bucket-wheel excavator in the open pit Welzow-Sued, mining of brown coal by the Vattenfall energy company, Lower Lusatia, Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) grooming each other

Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) grooming each other

Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in winter

Hambach Tagebau, brown coal, Rhein-Erft-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Blasting for iron ore, Hamersley iron ore mine, Tom Price, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia

Gravel plant on a branch of the Danube river, Hollerdau region, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Lignite strip mining Cottbus Nord, Lausitz, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Coal seam and machines in the open pit Welzow-Sued, mining of brown coal by the Vattenfall energy company, Lower Lusatia, Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Lignite strip mining Cottbus Nord, Lausitz, Brandenburg, Germany, Europe

Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata)

Salt worker with a wheelbarrow, flour sacks packed with salt at a salt lake, Altiplano, Potosi, southern Bolivia, South America

Salt workers in a salt lake, Altiplano, Potosi, southern Bolivia, South America

Snow, winter, snowplow, aircraft, maneuvring area, west, taxiways, Terminal 1, Airport Munich, MUC, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Snow, winter, snowplow, tractor, airplane, maneuvring area, West, taxiways, Airport Munich, MUC, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Snow, winter, snowplow, digger, aircraft, Delta Airlines, Boeing, maneuvring area, west, taxiways, Airport Munich, MUC, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Earth shovel digging into ore, Hamersley iron ore mine, Tom Price, Pilbara, Western Australia, Australia

Snow, winter, snowplow, airplane, maneuvring area, taxiways, Terminal 1, Airport Munich, MUC, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Scaffold workers

Garzweiler 2, brown coal surface mining, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Coal mining, open cast mining with a crane in Coronach, Saskatchewan, Canada

Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in winter

Black Thunder coal mine on Thunder Basin National Grassland, WY. Mike Hockett and Cary Klein are operationg the Ursa Major drag line. This is the largest operating piece of earth moving equipment in North America and removes about 150 feet of overburden to get to a 70 foot seam of coal. Royalties from the coal on the grassland generation about $30 million a year.

Black Thunder coal mine on Thunder Basin National Grassland, WY. Mike Hockett and Cary Klein are operationg the Ursa Major drag line. This is the largest operating piece of earth moving equipment in North America and removes about 150 feet of overburden to get to a 70 foot seam of coal. Royalties from the coal on the grassland generation about $30 million a year.

A Young Woman Removes Snow From The Roof Of Her House, Homer, Alaska, United States Of America

Agriculture - Rice stubble being burned after the crop has been harvested, a controversial practice. Growers burn fields to remove heavy crop residue so they can re-enter fields early the next spring to plant soybeans, and to control some rice diseases. E

A technician rides an electric bike on the snow, passing a container and crates on the ground. A technician uses an electric fatbike to get to the summer camp area from the station. Immediately after arriving, he removes the electric battery and deposits it in the nearest building where the temperature is positive. If he forgets the battery outside, he will have to push the bike on the way back because the intense cold will have drained the battery. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.