A 50-year balancing act

A 50-year balancing act

Cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado, USA (© Brad McGinley Photography/Getty Images)

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Nov 16, 2023World Philosophy Day
Nov 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
Nov 16, 2025A traboule in Lyon, France

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Jan 18, 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
A cantilevered window to the past
Dec 19, 2024Sibiu Christmas Market, Romania
Oct 29, 2025Ancient til trees in Fanal Forest, Madeira, Portugal
Mar 14, 2025Lathmar Holi
Nature at its colorful best
Sep 8, 2024International Literacy Day
An ocean of stars above the desert
Stretching to the sky
Aug 11, 2024Wooden path to Kennedy Lake, Vancouver Island, Canada
The Arc de Triomphe of the east
May 3, 2024The Sonoran Desert, Arizona, US
May 17, 2024Endangered Species Day
A very public display of affection
A kiss and a sigh
Feb 11, 2025Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China
Oct 23, 2025International Day of the Snow Leopard
Mar 17, 2026Happy St. Patricks Day!
Jan 22, 2025Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
Sep 21, 2025Sea otters, Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States
Mar 29, 2026Peggys Point Lighthouse, Atlantic Coast, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nature’s art installation
Jul 13, 2026International Rock Day
Dec 6, 2024Finnish Independence Day
Is it green with envy?
Aug 19, 2025Spotted eagle rays
Sep 1, 2023Backwaters of Kerala, India
What is this grand structure?
Sep 16, 2025Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
Warm light through an ancient forest