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

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

House of Music Hungary (Magyar Zene Haza), contemporary music hall, Budapest, Hungary

House of Music Hungary (Magyar Zene Haza), contemporary music hall, Budapest, Hungary

Rolex Learning Center, hub for Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), architects SANAA, opened 2010, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

Cobbler shop in Pitigliano, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy

Fairyland Point and hoodoos, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States of America

Example of the thick foliage and undercut islets, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

A sailboat anchored in the thick foliage and undercut islets, Palau, Micronesia, Pacific

White sandy beach near Tiwi, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

The Thousand Nights Camp in the Sharqiya Sands, formerly Wahiba Sands, desert region, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Alila Jabal Akhdar hotel, nestled 2000 metres above sea level, surrounded by Al Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Alila Jabal Akhdar hotel, nestled 2000 metres above sea level, surrounded by Al Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Alila Jabal Akhdar hotel, nestled 2000 metres above sea level, surrounded by Al Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

Taqah, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

The cliffs at Skomer Head, on the west coast of Skomer Island, a nature reserve off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Feral goat, Inishmore, largest of the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, County Galway, Connacht, Republic of Ireland

Airstreams Caravans by Our Habitas, Luxury glamping located in Ashar Valley, near Alula, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

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

Two people walking at the bottom of a canyon with sandstone walls in the Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Cave of Elafonisos island with orange rock color painted in white, Greece

Cave of Elafonisos island with orange rock color painted in white, Greece

Petrified forest, Agia Marina, Agios Nikolaos Geopark, beach with turquoise water in the south of Greece, Greece

Extraordinary sandstone rock structure called Dancing Rocks in the Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

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

Extraordinary sandstone rock structure called Dancing Rocks in the Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Extraordinary sandstone rock structure called Dancing Rocks in the Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Extraordinary sandstone rock structure called Dancing Rocks in the Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Elyseria by artist Lita Albuquerque sitting on a remarkable sandstone rock, 2020 Desert X AlUla exhibition, Ashar Valley, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Remarkable sandstone rock carved by erosion in the Ashar Valley, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

Tombs carved into sandstone rock of Jabal Banat (Qasr Al-Bint) area in site of Hegra (Madain Salih), UNESCO, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

An adult neotropic cormorant (Nannopterum brasilianum), on New River near the Mesoamerican archaeological site of Lamanai, Belize

Man standing on a dune in the Sharqiya Sands, formerly known as Wahiba Sands, desert region in Sultanate of Oman

Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

View of New Island in the Falkland Islands

Adult Imperial Shag (Phalacrocorax (atriceps) atriceps) exhibiting intense breeding plumage, New Island, Falkland Islands

Highland Eyelash pit viper (Bothriechis schlegelii) rolled up around a flower, Costa Rica

Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, South Wales, United Kingdom

Assembling a zellige panel, pottery area, Fes, Morocco

Workshop of cutting tiles for zelliges, Pottery district, Fes,Morocco

View of Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre in the city centre in winter, Reykjavik, Iceland

Thrift near Marwick Head, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Stratified City at sunrise, Las Palmas, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Galapagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) Santa Cruz island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Aerial view of hot air balloons over rock formations at sunrise, Goreme, Goreme Historical National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia Region, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Asia

Forest in Bryce canyon surrounded by hoodoos, Bryce Point, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

The Atomium, Brussels, Belgium, Europe

Round-headed katydid (bush cricket) (Amblycorypha), earhole in forelegs, superb leaf mimic with leg scraping song, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Riserva Naturale di Punta Bianca, Palma di Montechiaro, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island, Falkland Islands

Black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) in flight on New Island in the Falkland Islands

Porthor (Porth Oer) beach, where the sand whistles due to the unique shape of the grains, Llyn Peninsulal Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

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

Adult yellow-lipped sea krait (Laticauda colubrina) snake, coming ashore at night on the Volivoli Resort grounds on Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific, Pacific

Old town street, Mandraki, Nisyros Island, Dodecanese Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Highland cattle in Huisinish (Hushinish), Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Medieval village of Saint-Saphorin in middle of Vineyard terraces of Lavaux on the bank of Lake Leman, near Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) a large colorful tyrant flycatcher, common in the Pacific North, Esperanza, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Alila Jabal Akhdar hotel, nestled 2000 metres above sea level, surrounded by Al Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman, Arabian Peninsula

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

Aerial drone view of particular ice textures formed in the Svinafellsjokull glacier following global warming, Iceland, Polar Regions

Porthor (Porth Oer) beach, where the sand whistles due to the unique shape of the grains, Llyn Peninsula, Gwynedd, North Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Views of the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay on South Georgia in the Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Boojum tree (Fouquieria columnaris), just outside Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

Aerial of Potter glacier, Tierra del Fuego, Chile, South America

Opuntia (Prickly Pear) cacti on South Plaza island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

De Monti Castle (Castello de Monti), Corigliano d'Otranto, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Pompidou Center, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain

Cathedral, Trani, Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy

Printing Museum, Lecce, Salento, Apulia, Italy

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Flying Squid Species in mid-air (Ommastrephes bartramii). Extremely rare unusual image. South Atlantic Ocean. MORE INFO: Flying Squid use membranes between their tentacles (visible on pic) & two fins at the rear of the mantle to glide through the air in a similar way to flying fish. These unique adaptations allow them to avoid predation more easily. Ommastrephid squids are among the strongest swimmers in the Cephalopoda. A number of species are fished commercially. This particular species (Ommastrephes bartramii), is commonly known as "Neon Flying Squid" due to its colouration and its ability to glide over the ocean surface as seen in the photographs. Please note that this is a genuine image of a wild animal in its natural environment. It is not a digital manipulation.

Orkney Islands Sept 2011 Wave and Tidal Power shoot The Wello Penguin

Unusual and beautiful cloud formations in Denali National Park, Alaska, USA

Lone sunflower in Lavender Field, France

Biosphere 2, self-sustaining ecosystem, lodgings of mission's scientists, Oracle, Arizona, USA, North America

Biosphere 2, self-sustaining ecosystem, Oracle, Arizona, USA, North America

Biosphere 2, self-sustaining ecosystem, Oracle, Arizona, USA, North America

Biosphere 2, self-sustaining ecosystem, cactus in front of facility with tropical rainforest, Oracle, Arizona, USA, North America

Biosphere 2, self-sustaining ecosystem, Oracle, Arizona, USA, North America

Rays Of Light Through A Tree

Colorado, Steamboat, Aspen tree trunks in grove, yellow autumn leaves.

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

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

Ecuador, Galapagos Archipelago, Santa Cruz Island, Young boy photographing Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus).

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