Whitehorse, Yukon"s only city and the largest in northern Canada, will have just seven hours of daylight today, but nature has a way of compensating for this injustice. The area enjoys frequent and spectacular light shows, thanks to the aurora borealis. The mechanics of northern lights are still not fully understood, but scientists agree that solar winds—big pulses of energy from our sun—pass through the Earth"s magnetic fields, especially at the polar regions, resulting in shimmering colors.
A horse of many colors
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In search of a ‘great’ pumpkin
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Friendship Day in the City of Brotherly Love
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Mackerel forming a bait ball to avoid predators
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First day of summer
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A river on the tundra
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International Literacy Day
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The owl that loved football
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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
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World Bamboo Day
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Happy Syttende Mai!
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National Go Birding Day
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Astrotourism at its finest
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Fox kits
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Groundhog Day
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The lemurs of Madagascar
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By the light of the fireflies
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Welcome to California
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International Surfing Day
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GOAL!
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Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
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Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
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A narrow passage
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New Zealand s loneliest mountain
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National Roller Coaster Day
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World Whale Day
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Invisible no longer