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Cactus plants inside Jardin de Cactus designed by Cesar Manrique, Guatiza, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe
Foreshore at low tide and cliff, Etretat, Seine-Maritime department, Normandy region, France, Europe
Views of Austfonna, an ice cap located on Nordaustlandet in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway, Arctic, Europe
Adult Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) grazing within the town limits of Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, Europe
The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
The endemic Galapagos marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Elevated view of pandanus (screw palm) trees at a site known as the Milky Way, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific
Hoatzin (Ophisthocomus hoazin) perching on branch by Lake Sandoval, Tambopata National Reserve, Puerto Maldonado, Madre de Dios, Peru, South America
Underwater view of Jellyfish Lake, a marine lake located on Eil Malk Island, Rock Islands, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific
Panoramic of a huge boab tree (Adansonia gregorii), growing in Careening Bay, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), surfacing off Half Moon Island in the South Shetland Island Group, Antarctica, Polar Regions
Salt flats and distant views of Pichu Pichu, El Misti and Chachani volcanoes, Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve, Arequipa Province, Arequipa Region, Peru, South America
Mangroves in front of the King Leopold sandstone formations, Hunter River, Frederick Harbor, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific
Giant Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia cacti) on South Plaza, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over 100 years, on San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus), large lizard can can grow to five feet long and live for 60 years, South Plaza island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over 100 years, San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Views of the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay on South Georgia in the Southern Ocean, Polar Regions
Galapagos Land Iguana (conolophus subcristatus), a large lizard species, that can grow up to five feet long and live 60 years, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over 100 years, on San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Adult San Esteban spiny-tailed iguana (Ctenosaura conspicuosa), endemic to Isla San Esteban, Baja California, Mexico, North America
Galapagos Land Iguana (Conolophus subcristatus), large lizard can can grow to five feet long and live for 60 years, South Plaza island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Pinnacle Rock, a volcanic plug on Bartolome Island, one of the most spectacular features of the Galapagos islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Opuntia (Prickly Pear) cacti on South Plaza island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over 100 years, San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris), just outside Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America
Galapagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Santa Cruz island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Kicker Rock, a volcanic formation near the island of San Cristobal, a popular spot for snorkelling, Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America
Biosphere 2, self-sustaining ecosystem, lodgings of mission's scientists, Oracle, Arizona, USA, North America
Biosphere 2, self-sustaining ecosystem, cactus in front of facility with tropical rainforest, Oracle, Arizona, USA, North America
Mouth detail of a colourful and healthy Mushroom coral, Fungia fungites, that is growing on a tropical coral reef in the Philippines. Mushroom coral is unique in the coral world, in that it does not attach itself to the bottom, Philippines
Mouth detail of a colorful and healthy mushroom coral (Fungia fungites) that is growing on a tropical coral reef. Mushroom coral is unique in the coral world, in that it does not attach itself to the bottom, Philippines
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