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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Today in History

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

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Oct 3, 2024Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Bryce Canyon hoodoos in winter
Feb 20, 2026Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park, California, United States
Who’s the wisest of them all?
Dec 14, 2025Royal Bengal tiger
For Mother’s Day, we salute these marsupial moms
Aug 28, 2024Paralympic Games begin in Paris
In the spotlight
Keyholes to the kingdom
Jun 2, 2024Hampi, Hospet, Karnataka
Sep 22, 2025Autumn equinox
The ‘potato chip bird’
Dec 9, 2023India gate, New Delhi, India
Jul 16, 2024A hammock in Central Florida, USA
Aug 7, 2024St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan, USA
Jewel of the Adriatic
Jul 3, 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
Aug 17, 2024Alfanzina lighthouse, Algarve, Portugal
The festival of joy and happiness
Sep 1, 2023Backwaters of Kerala, India
Jun 28, 2025Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising
Mar 13, 2025Marine iguanas, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Nov 9, 2025Interstellar clouds in the Lagoon Nebula
Jul 26, 2024Kargil Vijay Diwas
Mar 8, 2024International Womens Day
Is anybody home?
Honouring the valiant heroes
Colours of spring
The ‘eighth wonder’?
Nov 18, 2023Polar bear mother and cubs, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada