Glymur is the second-highest waterfall in Iceland, with a cascade of 198 m.It was considered the highest till 2011, when new measurings gave 1st place to Morsárfoss. Doubtfully it makes any difference for seagulls flying around epic walls of water.

A Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) surveys its surroundings from a vantage point at sunset, with the imposing Torres del Paine (Chile) in the background. Scouts like this individual keep an eye out for predators.

A macro depiction of a beetle called Epilachna chrysomelina

The water-floating farms in the Inle Lake, Myanmar.

Rice terraces in Longji,China.

A Crabeater Seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) swimming by an iceberg in Antarctica on a snowy day.

A banded anole from the Amazon rainforest, these lizards live in the trees and rely on their excellent camouflage to stay safe.

Pastoral

This photo shows the beautiful landscape of Capital Reef National Park with its amazing old orchards in foreground. Capital Reef has many old orchards of peaches, apples and apricots. The park lets you eat all you want if you eat it in the orchard.

Depicts a woman standing at the end of a staircase on the edge of a building, while the pipes coming from the structure continue on only to come to an end. The woman posing in the photo stares straight into the lens of the camera to emphasize the dividing nature of the image.

Yamagata February, the winter was approaching the end in the flatland. I was aiming for the summit of "Mt.zao" from the night. There is a beautiful crater lake which is still active as a volcano, called "Goshikinuma", and in the summer it is a beautiful lake of emerald green. It was covered with strong wind and fog, but it showed its appearance in a momentary fine weather. The crater lake where the accumulated snow began to melt was like a blue moon.

Hidden behind mountains, charming village,on the edge of the cliff with waterfall. What a place to live

A close-up macro depiction of an insect called Eyes Robberfly

A Family

A flock of Whooper Swans enjoying a peaceful, calm morning at Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido Island

Monuments in winter

Anaconda Glacial Cave in Iceland

The Blue Insularis is a venomous pit viper species commonly found in Indonesia. This is a photo of a specimen feeding on a frog, and with another snake close by trying to take a bite.

A Stormy Sunset for Elephants

This male Polar Bear is walking across the frozen fjord in search of an active seal breathing hole, in the midnight sun.

When the full moon rises, dark skies shine with bright fire, and the stars go to the dance, as if greeting it. Kazakhstan

Hubbard's Sportive Lemurs are nocturnal. This one curiously peeked out of its hollow tree trunk bedroom when we made a bit of noise. We spotted it from a distance at Zombitse National Park in Madagascar.

The children run to the boat.Because the boat leave to the ways.

This photo was taken from the Tunnel View at Yosemite National Park. The photo is of Bridalveil Fall consumed by smoke due to controlled burning on the Yosemite Valley floor.

In South Asia, chillis are dried on the ground, before they are preserved or made into spices. The process requires workers (usually ladies) to lay out the chillis in the sun, and flip them every now and then to ensure a consistent drying process.

Saree Drying in Kolkata Transit camp

Снимок сделан в марте 2019 года во время похода на коньках по озеру Байкал

Pink flamingo greeting each other.

A wrestling contest held on the bank of the Ganges in Kolkata, India

Savage’s Cochran Frog (Centrolene savagei) looking from the edge of a leaf at cloud forest, 1640 masl, this species is endemic to Colombia.

Magenta skies over Monument Valley at sunset.

Spring bloom near my house

A sled in the Smithsonian collections marks the historic race

History remembers the English queen as a murderous monster, but the real story of Mary I is far more nuanced

Philip Roth's classic novel, newly adapted by HBO, envisions a world in which Charles Lindbergh wins the 1940 presidential election

The hair-care magnate at the center of the new Netflix series 'Self Made' left her imprint on the city where she launched her career

In 1919, a second wave of cases of the previous year's flu lead to the sudden death of the hockey championship

Tour a gallery of presidential portraits, print a 3-D model of a fossil or volunteer to transcribe historical documents

It all began when three frustrated women sought the no-bounce zone

In the hours after disaster struck Anchorage, an unexpected figure named Genie Chance came to the rescue

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Smithsonian curator Eleanor Jones Harvey explains why this revolutionary 19th-century thought leader is due for a reconsideration

A museum director looks to the past to explain why 'Aloha' is as necessary as ever

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The National Trust for Historic Preservation is looking for 1,000 places tied to women's history, and to share the stories of the figures behind them

The first major exhibition of its kind, "Hearts of Our People," boasts 82 pieces from 115 Native women across North America

The question of bulletproofing vexed physicians and public figures for years, before pioneering inventors experimented with silk

While COVID-19 has us homebound, it’s a good time to reflect on the peculiar histories of housewares we take for granted

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