View of the lake created by the historic Bainbridge Steel Dam near Ash Fork, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States of America

View of the lake created by the historic Bainbridge Steel Dam near Ash Fork, Kaibab National Forest, Arizona, United States of America

Kasbah Ellouze guesthouse beside the Ksar of Tamedakhte, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Akha tribe village in the mountains surrounding Muang La, Oudomxay Province, northwestern Laos

Basalt boulders and cliffs in a section of Johnson Canyon halfway between the Bainbridge Steel Dam and Stone Dam near Ash Fork Arizona in the Kaibab National Forest.

Tomb in the Pre-Aksumite settlement of Qohaito (Koloe), Eritrea, Africa

View of Sun and Earth and Grand Central Hotel in Christian Frederiks Plass, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

AI generated image of a Pyramids in the desert, Symbol of the life after death and embodying the union of earth and heaven

Abandoned monastic cave houses, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece, Europe

Dried tobacco leaves, Brena Alta, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean, Europe

Brightly coloured altar inside a church on Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited location on Earth, Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

View of the cemetery in Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited location on Earth, Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

The Ancient city view with strange speared rocks, Swords Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Grand Canyon, Navajo Point, Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Grand Canyon, Pima Point, Grand Canyon National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Al-Hamra village, Akhdar Jebel, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Sandstone rock formations in the desert canyons of the Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

View through the extraordinary sandstone rock structure called Dancing Rocks, Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Aerial view of red sandstone formation, in the area of AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Traditional barn-fortress for crop harvesting, Tallate, Anti-Atlas, Morocco

Village of Taliouine on the banks of the River Draa, in the large palm grove at Agdz, Mount Kissane (Jbel Kissane), Draa-Tafilet region, Morocco

Village of Taliouine on the banks of the River Draa, in the large palm grove at Agdz, Mount Kissane (Jbel Kissane), Draa-Tafilet region, Morocco

Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, UNESCO, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, region of Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco

Woman carrying fodder on road from Telouet to Ait Ben Haddou, Ounila River valley, Ouarzazate Province, Draa-Tafilalet region, Morocco

Tourist vehicle on Tristan da Cunha, the most remote inhabited location on Earth, Tristan da Cunha, South Atlantic Ocean

Landscape viewed from Kerdous Pass, on the road from Tafraoute to Tiznit, Anti-Atlas, Morocco

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

Mountain scenery along the road from Massawa to Asmara, Eritrea, Africa

Painted Hall interior, Old Royal Naval College, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mosque in the ruins of Berber troglodyte structures, Tataouine region, southern Tunisia

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

Painted Hall interior, Old Royal Naval College, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Greenwich, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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

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

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

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

Harrison H. Schmitt on the Moon, Apollo 17

Apollo 11, Earthrise, 1969

STS-51, Space Shuttle Discovery, 1993

STS-57, Space Shuttle Endeavour, 1993

STS-51-I, Van Hoften and Fisher Spacewalk

STS-88, Astronaut Newman Spacewalk, 1998

STS-76, Space Shuttle Atlantis, 1996

STS-71, Space Shuttle Atlantis, 1995

STS-41-C, Solar Maximum Mission Satellite, 1984

Eugene A. Cernan on the Moon, Apollo 17

Rockwell X-30

Skylab Space Station

Orbital Sciences X-34

Gemini 7 in Space

Apollo 11, Earthrise, 1969

STS-88, ISS Unity Module, 1998

STS-97, Space Shuttle Endeavor, 200

STS-69, Wake Shield Facility, 1995

Mir Space Station

STS-99, Space Shuttle Endeavour, 2000

Space Shuttle Discovery

Mir Space Station

Gemini 9 & ATDA

Strong sun flare hitting the Earths atmosphere concept panoramic. Some elements sourced from NASA public Domain.

Satellite orbiting the Earth at sunrise from space concept

Sunrise over Earth from space with the moon moving past the sun panoramic concept. Some elements sourced from NASA public Domain.

Christ Pantocrator located inside San Salvatore Cathedral, Cefalu, Sicily, Italy

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, UK

Monument of the Discoveries, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Monument of the Discoveries, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, UK

Red phone box, London, England, UK

Commerce Square, Lisbon, Portugal

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, UK

Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece, Europe

Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, UK

Statues of Socrates and Athena outside Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece,

Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece

Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece, Europe

Glasses with contaminated soil samples from old industrial sites, Altlast Zinkstrasse, New Ruhr Museum, Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Skull and skeleton from the stone age, Cheddar Man Museum of Prehistory, Cheddar, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hands, bronze sculpture Erden Engel, angels on earth, St. Nikolai Memorial, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Visitors at the Geyser Interactive Discovery Centre at the world's largest cold water geyser in Andernach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Europe

Bronze sculpture, Erden Engel, angel on earth, St. Nikolai Memorial, tower of the Nikolai Church, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Skull and skeleton from the stone age, Cheddar Man Museum of Prehistory, Cheddar, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hands, bronze sculpture Erden Engel, angel on earth, St. Nikolai Memorial, Hamburg, Germany, Europe

Fresco, Gate-Church of the Resurrection (1670), Kremlin, Golden Ring; Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Gate Church of the Resurrection (1670), Kremlin, Golden Ring; Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia

Fresco, Transfiguration Cathedral, Monastery of St Euthymius; Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia

Hawaii, Maui, aerial of Piilani Heiau near Hana.

Germany, Berlin, The East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km long section of the Berlin Wall, Mural known as 'Save our Earth' by Artist Indiano.

Germany, Berlin, The East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km long section of the Berlin Wall, Mural known as Save our Earth by Artist Indiano.

Germany, Berlin, The East Side Gallery, a 1.3 km long section of the Berlin Wall, Mural known as Save our Earth by Artist Indiano.

The Treasury;Al-Khazneh), Petra. Monumental building excavated and sculpted in stone in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. Jordan.

Part of the Mulberry artificial harbour opposite the Cap Manvieu nature reserve on the Gold Beach site in Calvados, Normandy, France

Les Braves monument on the Omaha Beach site in the commune of Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer in Calvados, Normandy, France

The Monastery;Deir), Petra. Monumental building excavated and sculpted in stone in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra. Jordan.

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

The Kerloas Menhir, near Plouarzel , Bretagne, France

Tourists on the staircase going to the summit of the Lion's rock, former capitale of king Kasyapa from 477 to 495. Sirigiya. Sri-Lanka.

Petroglyphs Mogollon culture ( 1000-1450 ) Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. New-Mexico

Petroglyphs Mogollon culture ( 1000-1450 ) Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. New-Mexico

Petroglyphs Mogollon culture ( 1000-1450 ) Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. New-Mexico