Today marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere—the longest day of the year and, for most of us on this side of the globe, the first official day of summer. (Iceland, being Iceland, celebrates the first day of summer in April, an old Viking tradition.) What better way to celebrate this day of sun than with Reykjavik’s Sun Voyager. Though it looks a bit like a Viking ship or maybe a fish skeleton, sculptor Jón Gunnar Árnason created it to be a dream boat and an ode to the sun. Sounds good to us. Join us in celebrating the sun today.
Ode to the sun
Today in History
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Maybe we should be looking up
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World Maritime Day
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Haven t you herd? It s World Elephant Day!
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Reflections of the night sky
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Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
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World Meteorological Day
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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Necropolis of Dargavs
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Let’s have a ball
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Agüero, Huesca province, Spain
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Three cheers for polar bears!
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Mountain mists over Bavaria
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Hut, hut, hike!
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Finding a balance between wetlands and water treatment
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It s Republic Day in India
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Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel in Arkansas
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Porcupine
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Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
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International Sloth Day
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera
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World Bee Day
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Point Reyes National Seashore, California
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World Children s Day
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Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
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Lights, camera, Sundance
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Autumn in Piedmont
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Where is this wintry road?
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Earth Science Week