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848-2040 - Evolution Tower, Moscow International Business Centre, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia, Europe
848-2041 - Evolution Tower, Moscow International Business Centre, Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia, 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
1116-39725 - Mouth detail of a colourful and healthy Mushroom coral, Fungia fungites, that is growing on a tropical coral reef in the Philippines. Mushroom coral is unique in the coral world, in that it does not attach itself to the bottom, Philippines
1116-39953 - This hard coral colony in the Pacific has begun to bleach, expelling its symbiotic zooxanthellae, consequences of global climate change and climate warming, Yap, Micronesia
1116-39938 - Mouth detail of a colorful and healthy mushroom coral (Fungia fungites) that is growing on a tropical coral reef. Mushroom coral is unique in the coral world, in that it does not attach itself to the bottom, Philippines
857-94783 - Smoky Sierra Mountains from along the Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.
857-94414 - A man negotiating the ridgeline along the Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.
857-94412 - Mount Darwin and the Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.
857-94415 - A man standing on the Mount Darwin summit along the 8.5 mile Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.
857-94413 - Mount Darwin and the Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.
857-94411 - A man hiking along the summit of Mount Mendel along the 8.5 mile Evolution Traverse, John Muir Wilderness, Kings Canyon National Park, Bishop, California.
746-65522 - Banana evolution, Fabrizio Ferrari chef, Bergamo, Italy, Europe
1178-14939 - Studio shot of hand making cave painting of horse
1178-13671 - Studio shot of hand making cave painting of horse
1173-399 - Land iguana, Conolophus subcristatus, Galapagos Islands
831-1362 - Statue of Charles Darwin, Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1161-1992 - Male Frigate bird with inflated pouch, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-487 - Blue-footed Booby bird on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador with a pair of young birds
1161-483 - Giant tortoise feeding on leaves on the Galapagos Islands
1161-1173 - Land iguana camouflaged among cactus plants, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-531 - A giant tortoise feeding on leaves and a bird on the Galapagos Islands
1161-536 - Marine iguana on the rocks, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-532 - The back foot of a giant tortoise on the Galapagos Islands
1161-475 - One living and one dead Blue-footed Booby bird on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-533 - Giant tortoise feeding on leaves on the Galapagos Islands
1161-673 - Blue-footed Booby bird on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador sheltering young chicks
1161-1152 - Darwin Finch bird feeding while on a rock, Santa Cruz, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-491 - Blue-footed Booby juvenile birds on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-748 - DarwinFinch bird, Santa Cruz, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-535 - Marine iguanas on the beach, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-489 - Giant tortoise feeding on leaves on the Galapagos Islands
1161-502 - Land iguana camouflaged among cactus plants and feeding on leaf, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-746 - Darwin Finch bird perched on branch, Santa Cruz, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-710 - Male Frigatebird with fully inflated pouch, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-605 - Giant tortoise feeding on leaves on the Galapagos Islands
1161-1166 - Marine iguana on the rocks, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-465 - Darwin Finch bird, Santa Cruz, the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-530 - Giant tortoise feeding on leaves on the Galapagos Islands
1161-706 - Land iguana camouflaged among cactus plants, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1161-534 - Marine iguanas on the beach, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
832-136088 - The Creation Museum, which presents the fundamentalist Christian view, based on the book of Genesis, that God created the earth 6, 000 years ago, denying evolution, Petersburg, Kentucky, USA
1113-23358 - Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
1113-23361 - Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
1113-23359 - Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
1113-23360 - Nautilus and Diver, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
1116-29129 - Arizona, Near Page, Landscape of Horseshoe Bend and Colorado River.
1116-30814 - Galapagos, Orange sunrise over Kicker Rock.
817-309283 - Sandhill crane Grus canadensis Migratory flock feeding in hayfield Mindemoya Manitoulin Island
817-302306 - Holland, Netherlands, Holland, Europe, travel, Windmills, modern, tradition, energy, turbine, propeller, canal, wind, . Holland, Netherlands, Holland, Europe, travel, Windmills, modern, tradition, energy, turbine, propeller, canal, wind,
800-337 - Tourists on guided tour of Sterkfontein Caves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gauteng, South Africa, Africa
800-338 - People at Maropeng Visitors Centre, Cradle of Humankind, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gauteng, South Africa, Africa
817-197147 - Monarch butterfly and Bumble Bee feeding on a salvia flower in a garden
817-216978 - Post-Modern building 500 Boylston Street, Back Bay section, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
817-185422 - Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
817-185650 - Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus belauensis, Micronesia, Palau
817-185659 - Pair Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus belauensis, Micronesia, Palau
817-185649 - Nautilus where trapped from 300 meters in the Night, Nautilus belauensis, Micronesia, Palau
817-185420 - Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
817-123425 - Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) nectaring on speedwell plant in flower garden
817-123477 - Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) nectaring on lilac flowers
817-123831 - Blue bead lily Clintonia borealis berries
817-123242 - Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Adult emerging from chrysallis, Lively, Ontario, Canada
817-123240 - Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) Late stage chrysallis- Adult about to emerge, Lively, Ontario, Canada
817-123478 - Luna moth (Actias luna), mating pair among hay-scented ferns
817-123254 - Eastern gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor), Green phase individual resting on garden hosta, Ontario
817-123359 - White birch (Betula papyrifera)_ Dead leaf with a coating of freezing rain ice
817-123225 - Pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) Winter visitor male perched in jack pine bough in snow storm, Lively, Ontario
817-123800 - Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus Winter plumage
817-123401 - Western honeybee (Apis mellifera)- marked queen laying eggs among worker bees
817-123785 - Honeybee Apis mellifera foraging for pollen on goldenrod flower
817-123247 - Dewy spider web on fence wire, Lively, Ontario, Canada
817-123262 - Honeybee (Apis mellifera), Foraging on Spiked Speedwell flowers in garden, Ontario
817-123361 - Ornamental maple (Acer spp) twig with a coating of freezing rain ice
817-123358 - British soldier lichen (Cladonia cristatella) fruiting bodies with a coating of freezing rain ice
817-123411 - Dragon's mouth/Arethusa (Arethusa bulbosa) orchid
817-123261 - Ebony Jewelwing Damselfly (Calopteryx maculata), Male resting on leaf, Ontario
817-123360 - Sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) seeds and twigs with a coating of freezing rain ice
817-8687 - Redwood forest, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, California, USA
759-6981 - Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus belauensis, Micronesia, Palau
759-6578 - Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
759-6581 - Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
759-6988 - Pair Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus belauensis, Micronesia, Palau
759-6575 - Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
759-6577 - Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
759-6982 - Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus belauensis, Micronesia, Palau
759-6987 - Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus belauensis, Micronesia, Palau
759-6582 - Nautilus, Nautilus pompilius, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
759-6983 - Diver and two Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus belauensis, Micronesia, Palau
759-6980 - Nautilus where trapped from 300 meters in the Night, Nautilus belauensis, Micronesia, Palau
759-6985 - Chambered Nautilus, Nautilus belauensis, Micronesia, Palau