Parabolic discs at the solar energy scientific research centre, Tabernas, Almeria, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Lindblad Expeditions guests explore Cape Flora on Northbrook Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

A close up view of a beetle on hogweed (Heracleum spp) found in the Solovetsky Islands, Arkhangelsk Oblast, White Sea, Russia, Arctic, Europe

Footprints of large plant-eating Jurassic Saurapod dinosaurs, an important middle Jurassic find on the north east coast in 2018, Brothers' Point (Rubha nam Brathairean), Trotternish Peninsula, Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Flags in front of NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Europe

Guest from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Sea Bird on path beside a skull in Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

Ice crystals, Science Center, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Argentine ship the Almirante Viel operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Underwater view of the reef along the circumference of the Great Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef, UNESCO, Belize

Astronomical instruments of Jantar Mantar, UNESCO, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Astronomical instruments of Jantar Mantar, UNESCO, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Astronomical instruments of Jantar Mantar, UNESCO, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Astronomical instruments of Jantar Mantar, UNESCO, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Astronomical instruments of Jantar Mantar, UNESCO, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Astronomical instruments of Jantar Mantar, UNESCO, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Astronomical instruments of Jantar Mantar, UNESCO, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Aerial of the Trou du Natron volcanic crater and its natron lakes, Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) carcass in Holmabukta off the northwest of the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

Geneva Observatory offices, Sauverny, Canton of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

CERN, Wandering the Immeasurable, steel structure, Globe of Science and Innovation in background, Geneva, Switzerland

The intertidal zone of the Quantock Coast, West Somerset, contains an abundance of geology and wildlife. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is of international geological importance.

The Scott Memorial Lighthouse at Roath Park Lake, detailed view, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Floating iceberg near the Eqi glacier, Ilulissat, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

Views of Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Astronomical instruments of Jantar Mantar, UNESCO, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Aerial of beautiful rock formations around Zouar, Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus), on multi-year ice floes off the coast of Edgeoya, Svalbard, Norway

The intertidal zone of the Quantock Coast, West Somerset, contains an abundance of geology and wildlife. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is of international geological importance.

Icebergs near the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Guest from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer holding ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

The intertidal zone of the Quantock Coast, West Somerset, contains an abundance of geology and wildlife. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is of international geological importance.

Adelie penguin losing down feathers on ice, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Coastline and recovery place of the Chinchorro Mummies, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Camarones Valley, northern Atacama desert, Chile, South America

Amundsen's base, scientific base, once a coal mine, Ny Alesund, Svalbard, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Scientific divers conducting a survey on a highly diverse coral reef, Namu atoll, Marshall Islands, Pacific

Crab preying on dead portuguese man-of-war, Physalia physalis, Praia do Forte, Bahia, Brazil (South Atlantic)

PROBA-3 satellites in orbit, artwork

PROBA-3 satellites, artwork

PROBA-3 satellites in orbit, artwork

Sentinel-1B satellite deployment, artwork

Sentinel-2B satellite in Large Space Simulator

Sentinel-1 satellite in orbit, artwork

Female scientist with hijab microscope laboratory

The Fram, the research ship of Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen, Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway, Europe

Female scientist with hijab working lab with microscope

Simon Steviplein with the statue of the Flemish mathematician and physicist Simon Stevin, behind it the Church of Our Lady, Bruges, Belgium, Europe

galaxy night view. High resolution photo

Stone monument to Knud Rasmussen, ethnologist, polar explorer, Ilulissat, Denmark, Greenland, North America

Close up researcher laboratory

The Fram, the research ship of Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen, Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway, Europe

Statue of Fridtjof Nansen in front of the Fram, Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway, Europe

Side view female scientist with hijab holding substance

Statue of Fridtjof Nansen in front of the Fram, Fram Museum, Oslo, Norway, Europe

A German BGR helicopter used in Terre Victoria to transport geologists to specific research points. These are one-off scientific programs, involving the collaboration of several countries, in this case Germany and Italy. The Germans set up a base camp several dozen kilometers from the Italian Mario Zucchelli station, using Italian logistical resources such as the Laura Bassi icebreaker to transport the helicopter, the equipment needed to set up the base camp, scientific equipment and, of course, personnel. All of this was delivered to the Mario Zucchelli station for onward transport by helicopter to the search site. Victoria Land, Antarctica