The otherworldly rock formations in the Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness inspired some creative names—such as the "Alien Egg Hatchery" seen in this photo. More than 70 million years ago, this desert was a tidal swamp along the shore of the long-evaporated Western Interior Seaway that once bisected North America. A diverse array of sediment and rock was deposited by the waters, and after the seaway retreated, the rocks remained.
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Today in History
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Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
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30 years after Exxon Valdez
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The National Museum of the American Indian
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Poinsettia Day
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Reflections on Memorial Day
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Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum
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A towering view of the Pale Mountains
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Daylight saving time
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Happy Easter!
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A castle fit for a count
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Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
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Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland
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Marine Day in Japan
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It s leap day!
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The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
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Palouse farmland, Washington state
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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Clark Range, Yosemite National Park, California
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Where the bearded reedling sings
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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Listening to the sea
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
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My my, it s Syttende Mai
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Spring awakens
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Kawachi Fuji Garden
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Gunnerside, Yorkshire Dales National Park, England
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Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
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A growing business
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