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Comb Ridge, Utah
Published November 24, 2019
A mountain-building event lifted up this area between 40 and 70 million years ago.
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One Island, Two Perspectives
Published November 17, 2019
Different lens sizes and camera angles provide wildly different views of Madagascar.
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Taranto City, Southern Italy
Published November 10, 2019
Italy’s major southern port and naval base has a history dating back to Roman times.
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Bolivia’s Sandy Rivers
Published November 3, 2019
The winter season is often hot and dry, leading rivers to dry up and become vulnerable to aeolian processes.
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Beauty Carved by Nature’s Violence
Published October 27, 2019
Ash, pumice, and steam shaped the landscape around Katmai and Novarupta.
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Night Lights Can Disrupt Wildlife
Published October 24, 2019
A new study shows that nocturnal animals are less active when the nights are too bright with electric lighting.
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A Trail of Night Lights
Published October 20, 2019
This composite image was made from more than 400 photos taken as the International Space Station traveled from Namibia toward the Red Sea.
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High Points of the Sierras
Published October 15, 2019
Trails up Mount Whitney and across Forester Pass give hikers access high into the California mountain range.
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Rapeseed Agriculture, Kursk Oblast
Published October 13, 2019
Yellow flowers brighten the landscape of southwestern Russia.
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Smoke Filled Canyons, Arizona
Published October 4, 2019
During morning and evening hours, dense smoke often settles in low-lying areas and becomes trapped due to temperature inversions.
Simpson Desert, Australia
Published September 29, 2019
Fantastic dunes stand alongside one of the world’s largest internally draining river systems.
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Clear Skies Over Alaska
Published September 22, 2019
Views of mainland Alaska from the ISS are uncommon due to frequent cloud cover and the limits of the ISS orbit trajectory.
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