Female Northern spectacled salamanders, also known as Savi’s salamanders, lay their eggs on submerged branches in cold waters of an Apennine stream in Italy’s Foreste Casentinesi National Park.
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Villarrica is the most active and dangerous volcano in Chile. After 7 years of dormancy, it has started showing signs of activity, prompting authorities to declare a Yellow Alert. The photo captures a stunning lenticular cloud illuminated by the glowing lava from the crater, whic...
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Mount Etna during its explosive eruption in December 2021. The explosive pyroclastic material is seen bursting out with a black cloud of volcanic sand, against a dark sky that provides a stunning contrast to the floating clouds. A long exposure shot also captured the snowy landsc...
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The Red Sprites are atmospheric electrical phenomena generated by powerful lightning. These phenomena can extend for tens of kilometers and are visible even from great distances (the photo was taken at a distance of almost 400 km).
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Under UV light, in the La Jolla tide pools, a colony of aggregating anemones (Anthopleura elegantissima) emits a fluorescent glow. Each patch of these anemones is a genetically identical colony of clones, all derived asexually from a single individual, making them a fascinating s...
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This aerial image, captured from an altitude of 2,500 feet, shows a melted glacier flowing into the ocean, with yellow hues caused by sulfur. The flowing stream creates beautiful and harmonious shapes as it winds through the landscape, emphasizing the vital role of liquid and gla...
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An unusual dawn on a beach in Grand Cayman. The intensity of the a dramatic stormy sky, unespectedly tumultuous, in deep shades of purple provides a stark contrast to the calm turquoise waters flowing over the sandbank, and the serene stingray gliding past beneath.
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Due to climate change, the ice surrounding Austfonna is melting earlier every year, to the extent that it was already possible to reach the ice cap directly by ship in the month of June. The phenomenon of glaciers melting accounts for approximately one-third of the global sea-lev...
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The purpose of this image is to seize, within a single instant, the strength and power of nature. Leonardo achieves this by deliberately excluding anything other than water from the composition, drawing the viewer’s attention exclusively to the majestic Dettifoss waterfall, the s...
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A close-up of the volcanic cone at night during the eruption of Cumbre Vieja. The pyroclastic material resembles fireworks exploding in the sky. The long exposure technique adds to the drama of the scene, freezing the rapid movements of the debris in a single instant.
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In autumn, huge schools of sardines appear in the sea lion breeding grounds, and the young sea lions jump into them to play, rather than eating them. It looks like they are enjoying the changing shape of the school of sardines.
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Wind whips embers from a burning tree in a wildfire know as Fairview Fire. The fire ignited on September 5, 2022, during a severe heatwave that was plaguing much of the southwest. Due to the extreme weather conditions, it grew to a deadly and destructive conflagration in the chap...
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At past 8 pm the sun slanted on the ridge, which covered by bright and dark shadows looked like a pentagram. The horse racers were running on the ridge, and the dust was looking like fire. The light and dark contrast on the horse-mounted men in the dust added movement and vitalit...
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In the shot, the comet Neowise appears in the sky over the Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, while the Old Faithful geyser erupts in the foreground. The intense blue nighty sky is the perfect background to portrai the incredible force of Nature.
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Fireflies are wonderful creatures of the night: their light unites generations, reminds of the ancestors of the past and paves the way for the descendants of the future. Himebotaru fireflies (Luciola parvula), an indigenous species of Japan, populate the forest on summer nights c...
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During one of its explosion, the volcano Cumbre Vieja starts to expel large plumes of smoke accompanied by glowing rock. When the night comes, the spectacle becomes striking, especially on the flanks of the volcano. The photographer used a long exposure in order to reinforce the...
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Glacial rivers become visible only when seen from above. They're called "braided river systems", as they often resemble an intricate jumble of patterns, intertwining in an almost inexplicable fashion and colours. These networks of river channels flow from the glaciers towards the...
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A small flower of Senecio canescens growing at an altitude of more than 5000 metres above sea level in the Peruvian Andes. In the background, the highest peak of Peru: Huascaran, being part of the Cordillera Blanca.
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When the wind comes from the south, it washes out the limestone from the coast line and therefore accentuates the water's turquoise colour and provides the perfect backdrop for the autumn colours of the beech trees. This coastal forest is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site.
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