Woman giving offerings at a shrine, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bathing in the holy waters of Pura Tirta Empul, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman using a large wooden press to make dough for noodles, village near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Head Buddhist monk of village temple, near Siem Reap, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Flower sellers at a market, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Street scene of colorful buildings, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Woman sewing in market with background of handmade rugs, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Colorful buildings line the streets, Filandia, Coffee Region, Colombia, South America

Kids at play in rural Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman selling green produce at a traditional market, Oaxaca, Mexico, North America

Man relaxing in a temple, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

AstroPlant desktop greenhouse space research

Antibiotic-Resistant Research, 2014

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Two Boys swimming and playing on an inflatable raft in Duck Bay on Payette Lake in McCall, Idaho

A young couple takes photos as they explore Fort Point in San Francisco. Feb. 2010

A man and his son gaze at the Golden Gate Bridge near Fort Point in San Francisco. Feb. 2010

A couple gazes at the Golden Gate Bridge near Fort Point in San Francisco. Feb. 2010

A dog waiting in an SUV loaded with SUPs

A female trail runner running next to Payette Lake in Ponderosa State Park, McCall, Idaho in the fall, Ponderosa State Park, McCall, Idaho, USA

Female trail runner on the HuckleBerry Bay Trail at sunset in Ponderosa State Park, McCall, Idaho, McCall, ID, USA

Vehicle loaded with mountain bikes and Stand Up Paddle Boards at sunset

Portrait of a captive Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at the Visitors Center in Juneau, Alaska, USA, Juneau, Alaska, United States of America

Dairy cows on alm in the Tyrol, Alpbach, Austria

Fish fossil is held in the palm of a hand. Some of the world's best preserved fossils are found in the Fossil Butte National Monument on flat-topped ridges of southwestern Wyoming's cold sagebrush desert. Discoveries from the ancient lake sediments the Eocene Green River Formation of Fossil Basin are world-renowned, Wyoming, United States of America

Spectacular formation of vibrant colors in swirls of fragile sandstone is known as The Wave and is located in the Coyote Buttes section of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. An unmarked wilderness trail limits hikers and requires a permit from the Bureau of Land Management, Arizona, United States of America

Three caribou (Rangifer tarandus) walk by oil storage tanks near Prudhoe Bay and the Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site, where the Central Arctic herd migrates north each summer, Alaska, United States of America

Flags and statuary decorate a colorful roadside altar in a desolate region of northern Chile. Shrines or animitas are a common tradition of memorials that mark the site where someone died. People who are not related to the person who was killed can offer a prayer at the animita, in this way, animitas can take the roles of popular saints in the Catholic religion, Pan American Highway, Chile

Aerial view of TexasGulf Potash Ponds which are solar evaporation ponds used in the process of mining potash. Potash, a water-soluble potassium salt is extracted and blue dye is added to increase the rate of evaporation. It is mainly used in fertilizer products but also in the making of soap, glass, ceramics and batteries. The mine is currently owned and operated by Intredpid Potash Inc and the ponds cover 400 acres of land surrounded by sandstone cliffs and wilderness near Moab, Utah, USA, Utah, United States of America

Spectacular formation of vibrant colors in swirls of fragile sandstone is known as The Wave and is located in the Coyote Buttes section of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. An unmarked wilderness trail limits hikers and requires a permit from the Bureau of Land Management, Arizona, United States of America

Stairs and original walls from 1580 in Santa Catalina Convent, Santa Catalina Convent, Arequipa, Peru

Flames leap high as a wildfire caused by lightning spreads into the night along a ridge line, Malad River, Idaho, United States of America

The Pan American Highway is an empty, lonely, desolate road as it runs along Peru's Pacific Desert Coast along the ocean for hundreds of miles, Near Chala, Peru

Close-up portrait of a Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi), Florida, United States of America

Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) are a type of yucca that can reach that Heavily dependent on annual rains, the native plant is formally known as Yucca brevifolia, which grows at lower elevations is desert terrain near the Virgin River in southwest Utah, Utah, United States of America

Flames leap high as a wildfire caused by lightning spreads into the night along a ridge line, Malad River, Idaho, United States of America

Canoe floats in placid waters along the bank of the St. Marys River as warm rays of sun fade after sunset. The river originates in the Okefenokee Swamp and flows toward the Atlantic Ocean forming a border between Florida and Georgia, United States of America

Clay pots piled on a tomb of the Lord of Sipan archeological site near Chiclayo, Peru in the Lambayeque Valley. Archaeologists uncovered burial places of several lesser important figures besides royalty at Sipan. One, a high priest, had a tomb almost as impressive as the royal ones. Another burial contained 1,137 pots shaped into warriors, priests, prisoners, musicians, and anthropomorphic deities, Sipan, Peru

Florida panther (Felis concolor coryi) peering down from a tree, Florida, United States of America

Submerged alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is only visible with his armored back poking above placid waters as he hunts on the muddy bottom of the Okefenokee Swamp. The reptiles skin has embedded bony plates called osteoderms or scutes. Alligator populations are considered to have recovered from overharvesting pressures through supplemental farming practices and protections placed on wild animals. However, the species is still federally listed as threatened because it looks like the American crocodile, which is endangered, Georgia, United States of America

Young alligator hatchling (Alligator mississippiensis) suns on a sunken log in the Okefenokee Swamp. Mothers aggressively guard the nests when until the juveniles begin hunting on their own. American alligators were once threatened from hunting but with protections have recovered although hatchlings are vulnerable to predators, Georgia, United States of America

Flames from a prescribed fire burn juniper trees and sagebrush. The controlled burn is set to reduce dry brush that susceptible to the growing number of wild fires in the American West, Oregon, United States of America

lemon balm leaves