Cracked earth and cattle skull in the Outback of South Australia, Australia, Pacific

Sunbaked mud pan, cracked earth, near Sossusvlei, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa

Landscape of a farmhouse and ploughed fields and clear blue sky, near Jaen, Andalucia (Andalusia), Spain, Europe

The Spaceship Earth Monorail, Journey into Imagination Fountain, and the geo-dome at the Epcot Centre, Orlando, Florida, United States of America, North America

Furrows in a ploughed field near Coleshill in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

The Great Mosque, the largest dried earth building in the world, Djenne, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mali, Africa

The Great Mosque, the largest dried earth building in the world, Djenne, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Mali, Africa

Portrait of a Huli man and group of children Highlands, Papua New Guinea, Pacific

Mine in Cerro Rico, richest hill on earth, hand mining of silver and zinc today, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Lac Assal, the lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Djibouti, Africa

Lac Assal, the lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Djibouti, Africa

Lac Assal, the lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Djibouti, Africa

The Chocolate Hills, mounds of earth where grasses turn from green to brown during summer, of mysterious origin, Bohol island, The Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Rift where earth is splitting at plate boundary, Grotagja, Lake Myvatn region, north east area, Iceland, Polar Regions

Thrombolites, a variey of microbialite or living rock that produce oxygen and deposit calcium carbonate, similar to some of the earliest fossil forms of life found on Earth, Lake Clifton, Yalgorup National Park, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Stromatolites, one of the most ancient life forms on earth, mats of micro-organisms that become rock-like structures through accretion of calcium carbonate, in highly saline lagoons like here in Lake Thetis, Cervantes, Dandaragan Shire, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Tuscan parched landscape sun-baked soil in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Man picking Sangiovese Chianti Classico grapes at Pontignano in Chianti region of Tuscany, Italy

Typical Tuscan landscape near San Quirico D'Orcia in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Man picking Sangiovese Chianti Classico grapes at Pontignano in Chianti region of Tuscany, Italy

Tuscan parched landscape sun-baked soil in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Tuscan parched landscape sun-baked soil in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Typical Tuscan parched landscape near Pienza in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Tuscan parched landscape sun-baked soil in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Lone tree in a Tuscan landscape near San Quirico D'Orcia in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Tuscan parched landscape sun-baked soil in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Undulating hills by San Quirico d'Orcia, in the Val D'Orcia area of Tuscany, Italy

Man picking Sangiovese Chianti Classico grapes at Pontignano in Chianti region of Tuscany, Italy

Mud Maid earth woman sculpture of stone and plants at the Lost Gardens of Heligan tourist attraction, Cornwall, England

Typical Tuscan parched landscape near Pienza in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Mud Maid earth woman sculpture of stone and plants at the Lost Gardens of Heligan tourist attraction, Cornwall, England

Colourful springs of acid in Dallol, hottest place on earth, Danakil depression, Ethiopia, Africa

English onions vegetables, alliums, growing in kitchen garden, Sussex

Lac Assal, the lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Djibouti, Africa

Lac Assal, the lowest point on the African continent and the most saline body of water on earth, Djibouti, Africa

Man picking Sangiovese Chianti Classico grapes at Pontignano in Chianti region of Tuscany, Italy

Almost total eclipse of the moon, Southern England, United Kingdom

Turning the world upside down by Anish Kapoor, a newly-installed sculpture reflecting the earth and sky, at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Middle East

Thrombolites, a variey of microbialite or living rock that produce oxygen and deposit calcium carbonate, similar to some of the earliest fossil forms of life found on Earth, Lake Clifton, Yalgorup National Park, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Grove of cypress trees in landscape by San Quirico D'Orcia in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Typical Tuscan homestead, Il Cipressi, and landscape near Pienza in Val D'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Lewisian gneiss, one of the oldest rocks on earth formed 2 billion years ago, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Thrombolites, a variey of microbialite or living rock that produce oxygen and deposit calcium carbonate, similar to some of the earliest fossil forms of life found on Earth, Lake Clifton, Yalgorup National Park, Mandurah, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Zen garden, Ginkaku-ji (Silver) Temple, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, Asia

Spaceship Earth, Epcot, Disney, Orlando, Florida, United States of America, North America

Earth of ploughed field, Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Undulating hills by San Quirico d'Orcia, in the Val D'Orcia area of Tuscany, Italy

Olive grove near Murlo inTuscany, Italy

Berber village of stone and earth, near Tizi-N-Tichka Pass, High Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Eclipse of moon, Southern England, United Kingdom

Colourful springs of acid in Dallol, hottest place on earth, Danakil depression, Ethiopia, Africa

Earth moving machinery used for widening Route 13 along Hardangerfjord in Hordaland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Red Centre viewed from aeroplane showing clouds and red earth over central Australia

Largest earth mosque in the world, Grande Mosquee (Great Mosque), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Djenne, Mali, Africa

Neolithic burial chamber built between 4000 and 2000BC for communal burial of the dead, it would originally have been covered with earth or stones, Bodowyr Burial Chamber, Anglesey, North Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Olive trees at Pontignanello in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

Undulating hills by San Quirico d'Orcia, in the Val D'Orcia area of Tuscany, Italy

Red moon during eclipse, Southern England, United Kingdom

Olive grove near Murlo inTuscany, Italy

Visions of Earth, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Undulating hills by San Quirico d'Orcia, in the Val D'Orcia area of Tuscany, Italy

Cracked earth and rocks in the Outback of South Australia, Australia, Pacific

A mini bus drives along a red dusty earth road through rural Uganda, Africa

Stromatolites, one of the most ancient life forms on earth, mats of micro-organisms that become rock-like structures through accretion of calcium carbonate, in highly saline lagoons like here in Lake Thetis, Cervantes, Dandaragan Shire, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Earth of ploughed field, Wyck Rissington, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Cerro Rico, richest hill on earth, historical site of major silver mining, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

Olive trees at Pontignanello in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy

Olive grove in Tuscany, Italy

Olive grove near Murlo inTuscany, Italy

Dried earth and potato crops, Holkham, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Close-up of rock, ochre earth and prickly pear cactus, Santorini (Thira), Cyclades Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Fields between Llanarmon and Llanrhaeadr, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Cracked dried up soil, Ethiopia, Africa

Visions of Earth, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Dry ground near the Pitch Lake, Trinidad, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Hakka Tulou round earth buildings, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fujian Province, China, Asia

Exterior of Our Dynamic Earth, Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Gabbra tribe, keny

A berber man next to the oven in the kitchen of a house in Merzouga, a traditional Berber village in eastern Morocco

A yellow diamond embedded in a piece of kimberlite. Kimberlite is the igneous stone in which diamonds are found and was formed in the Earth's crust between 100 and 1000 million years ago.

Dani tribesmen heat stones in fire for earth oven, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dani tribesmen heat stones in fire for earth oven, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dani Tribe preparing earth oven, Baliem Valley, West Papua, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Zambia farmer ploughing field, shangombo

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

Horse milk is sprinkled into the four directions, as offerings to the nature spirits of the area, the sadak, or ?owners Of the earth.? Sometimes vodka is used instead, or as well. Milk is sacred to the mongol shamans, who believe that life on earth is descended from beings who originally came here on winged horses. Here two young female shamans make the offering in a ritual manner. Countryside mongols make this offering every morning on waking up; they usually also offer smoke, that the wind carries around the world as a prayer for harmony and prosperity. 13th century national park, tov province, mongolia. 13th century national park comprises chinggis khan's giant statue museum and live museum "town from 13 century". The ancient nomadic mini kingdom is located in the distance of 130 km east of ulaanbaatar in area of erdene zuu of tov province. It takes 2 hours driving on paved road. In the live 13th century kingdom one will see and experience the authentic lifestyle of mongols, who were lived in powerful mongol empire?s Period. This place gives you a same feeling that famous traveler marco polo and william rubruck felt once upon time

The largest rammed earth building in the UK, a low impact building technique at Mount Pleasant Ecological Park, Porthtowan, Cornwall, UK.

Zambia rita hamusokwe (58), farmer of chikwela village, chongwe, holding a hoe for cultivating her field

Pema chunzum, born february 14, in year of earth monkey, kathmandu nepal

Bingham Canyon Copper Mine, Salt Lake City, Utah, UsaBingham Canyon Copper Mine, the 'Richest Hole on Earth' and the largest excavation in the world at 2.5 miles wide & .75 mile deep. The ore goes to the smelter on Great Salt Lake

The earth ramparts of an ancient hill fort on Caer Caradoc, a famous hill above Church Stretton, looking towards the Long Mynd, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Zambia man using the mugoye ripper (an alternative to the plough) which has less destructive impact on the soil. Near lusaka

Zambia rita hamusokwe (58), farmer of chikwela village, chongwe, cultivating her field

Cracked earth, namibia. Namib desert, dead vlei. Cracks in parched sand

Newly ploughed field and cypress tree, Siena province, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Zambia rich composted soil, kasisi