1336-12 - Night view of the fountain of Neptune and d'Accursio municipal palace in the historical centre of Bologna, Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Europe
1310-237 - Motorhome emerging from red rock tunnel on Utah State Route 12, Red Canyon, Dixie National Forest, Utah, United States of America, North America
149-5061 - A triangular lunette at the Castillo del Morro, a fortess at the entrance to the Bay of Santiago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, 10 km southwest of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, West Indies, Central America
1328-10 - Forest morning light, trees and fern with ice foreground with light beams streaming through trees, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1325-10 - A fallow deer stag (Dama dama) rests in a misty and foggy Richmond Park one winter sunrise, Richmond, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1317-12 - The Bya La statue at the Sittwe Viewpoint park, Viewpoint beach and the Bay of Bengal in the background, Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar (Burma), Asia
1317-10 - The Cao Dai temple in Vung Tau lit up at dusk with the full moon to the left of the tower, Vung Tau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia
860-287910 - Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287909 - Pod of sperm whale relaxing after a short sleep (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287914 - Free diver is swimming over a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287906 - Pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
860-287912 - Snorkeler photographing a pod of Sleeping sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) Researchers first saw this unusual sleep behavior in sperm whales in 2008. The scientists in that study found that sperm whales dozed in this upright drifting posture for about 10 to 15 minutes at a time, Vulnerable (IUCN). The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales. Sperm whales are known to dive as deep as 1,000 meters in search of squid to eat. Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean. Photo taken under permit n°RP 16-02/32 FIS-5.
1312-12 - A beautiful sunset with the sun just dipping behind the hills in the Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
860-287450 - Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos
1310-12 - View over Balos Beach to Gramvousa Bay and the island of Imeri Gramvousa, near Kissamos, Hania (Chania), Crete, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe
1312-10 - A rowing boat floats adrift on a frozen lake beside an empty walkway at Hornsea Mere, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1311-12 - The large white blossoms of the night blooming Trichocereus Spachianus Cactus (Golden Torch Cactus), Arizona, United States of America, North America
1309-10 - Pink clouds reflected in tranquil Wast Water, dawn, Wasdale, Lake District National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe