Antarctica Day Dec. 1, 2025

Some photos capture nature"s grand acts. Great photos reveal even more in a single frame: the delicate balance between immense power and fragile beauty that surrounds us on Earth. Today"s image of a natural arch carved into an Antarctic iceberg does exactly that—a conversation starter about grandeur, vulnerability, our environment and its present and future.

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Today in History

The other continent down under
Dec. 1, 2023Lake Minnewanka, Alberta
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Who uses this grassy bridge?
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Jun. 23, 2025Elbe river in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
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Jan. 27, 2025Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
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Wait, mountain—you shall bear my castle!
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Nov. 9, 2023Birch trees, Drammen, Norway
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