1112-11988 - Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), surfacing near researchers in Zodiac at sunset, Iceland

1112-11851 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus), approaches the ship on Spitsbergen in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11831 - A view of the expedition ship Akademik Shokalskiy operating in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11807 - Adult white-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) surfacing in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11780 - Adult fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) carcass in Holmabukta off the northwest of the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway

1112-11548 - The Royal Complex at the Mesoamerican archaeological site of Lamanai (Submerged Crocodile), Belize

1112-11533 - The High Temple at the Mesoamerican archaeological site of Lamanai (Submerged Crocodile), Belize

1382-2530 - Ancient symbols and rock carvings on a sandstone rock cliff in the Sharaan Nature Reserve, AlUla, Medina Province, Saudi Arabia

1112-11258 - A small pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca) off the coast of South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean

1112-11084 - Icebergs and brash ice in Kayak Cove, during the austral summer months, Brabant Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11076 - Adult female leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hauled out on an ice floe in Kayak Cove on Brabant Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11071 - Views of the Chilean Antarctic refuge hut Jorge Bonnen Rivera situated on Hut Point on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11070 - Views of the Chilean Antarctic refuge hut Jorge Bonnen Rivera situated on Hut Point on the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-11006 - A small pod of killer whales (Orcinus orca) off the west coast of Isabela Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-11002 - Guest from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Endeavour in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-11001 - Guests from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Endeavour in the Galapagos Islands, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

1112-10866 - Expedition ship Polar Star operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10865 - Argentine ship the Puerto Deseado operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10864 - Expedition ship Polar Star operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10863 - Expedition ship Europa operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10862 - Expedition ship Europa operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10861 - British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane operating in the Gullet, near Rothera Station near the Antarctic Peninsula, Polar Regions

1112-10860 - British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane operating in the Gullet, near Rothera Station near the Antarctic Peninsula, Polar Regions

1112-10859 - Expedition ship Expedition operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10856 - Views of Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10854 - Views of Base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10853 - Views signpost and the Trinity Church at Belingshausen Russian Research Station, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10714 - Iceberg and coast around the Antarctic Peninsula during the summer months, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10586 - The carcass of an eradicated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in Fortuna Bay, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-10564 - Views of the abandoned whaling station in Prince Olav Harbor on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-10562 - Views of the abandoned whaling station in Prince Olav Harbor on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1184-13281 - Gravestone from the Franklin expedition, Beechey island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

1184-13258 - Aerial of Axel Heiberg island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

1184-13097 - Ice crystals, Science Center, Ilulissat Icefjord, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

1112-10222 - Guest from the Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Sea Bird on path beside a skull in Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

1112-10215 - The Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Sea Bird operating in Glacier Bay National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Southeast Alaska, United States of America, North America

1112-10210 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-10207 - A curious young polar bear (Ursus maritimus) approaches the National Geographic Explorer in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-10201 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer near Cape Fanshawe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-10200 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer pushing through ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-10199 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer near glacial run-off in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-10194 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer near a glacier in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-10191 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-10190 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer at Austfonna in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-10188 - The Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer at Austfonna in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-10185 - CT Ticknor, staff member from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer using binoculars in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-10183 - Guest from the Lindblad Expedition ship National Geographic Explorer holding up a block of ice in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1184-13066 - Aerial of a little ship floating between the ice below the Eqi glacier, Western Greenland, Denmark, Polar Regions

1112-9802 - An adult polar bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming and hauling itself onto ice floe in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-9782 - Views of the Vasilievbreen (Vasiliev Glacier), in Isbukta (Ice Bay) near the island of Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway, Arctic, Europe

1112-9765 - Ice in all of its myriad forms in the Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Arctic, Europe

844-36422 - View of Roald Amundsen monument sculpture at The Fram Museum, Bygdoynesveien, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

1112-9653 - The remains of the camp where Fridtjof Nansen over-wintered with Hjalmar Johansen in 1895-96, Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

1112-9649 - Lindblad Expeditions guests explore Cape Flora on Northbrook Island in Franz Josef Land, Russia, Arctic Ocean, Eurasia

1112-9518 - Southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) bull holding adult female in the surf to mate with her, South Georgia, Polar Regions

1112-9477 - Views of the abandoned whaling station in Stromness Bay on South Georgia in the Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9394 - Adult black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys), in flight returning to nesting site on West Point Island, Falklands, South America

1112-9358 - Grounded iceberg near Wiencke Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9357 - Expedition ship The Bremen operating from Ushuaia, Argentina to the Antarctic Peninsula in Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-9356 - British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane landing at the Chilean Research base Frei on King George Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-9355 - British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane landing at the Chilean Research base Frei on King George Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-9349 - A large pod of Gerlache Strait type B killer whales (Orcinus orca), traveling and socializing in Gerlache Strait, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-9344 - Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii), hauled out on ice at Half Moon Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9338 - Views of the wreck of the Guvernoren, a 20th century whale processing ship, in the Enterprise Islands, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-9334 - View of tidewater glacier deep inside Neko Harbor on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9280 - Views of the Chilean inactive research base Gonzalez Videla on Waterboat Point in Paradise Bay, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-9262 - Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica), breeding colony at Half Moon Island, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9255 - View of calm seas and icebergs with reflected mountains surrounding Damoy Point in Dorian Bay, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-9250 - Antarctic tern (Sterna vittata), on the wreck of the Guvernoren in the Enterprise Islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9247 - Views of the Trinity Church at Belingshausen Russian Research Station, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9244 - Views of the Chilean research base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9243 - Views of the Catholic church at the Chilean research base Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

1112-9234 - Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), with chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica), on ice at Booth Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-9229 - Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae), at breeding colony at Brown Bluff on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1363-19 - Adelie penguin losing down feathers on ice, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1369-247 - Aerial drone view of particular ice textures formed in the Hoffelsjokull glacier following global warming, Iceland, Polar Regions

832-403158 - Overhead view compass world map

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

832-380490 - Expedition Boat navigating through melting pack ice, Arctic Ocean, 81° North and 26° East, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Europe

832-380489 - Expedition Boat navigating through melting pack ice, Arctic Ocean, 81° North and 26° East, Svalbard Archipelago, Norway, Europe

857-91955 - A ski equipped aircraft is being prepared for takeoff near the South Pole.

911-10762 - Passengers on Zodiaks off the Russian research vessel, AkademiK Sergey Vavilov an ice strengthened ship on an expedition cruise to Northern Svalbard in front of the Aalkefjellet (79 ̊ 36’n 18 ̊ 27’e) sea bird nesting cliffs, home to over 60,000 pairs of Brunnichs Guillemot, Hinlopenstretet Spitsbergen;

911-10597 - Passengers on Zodiaks off the Russian research vessel, AkademiK Sergey Vavilov an ice strengthened ship on an expedition cruise to Northern Svalbard in front of a glacier.

911-10598 - The Russian research vessel, AkademiK Sergey Vavilov an ice strengthened ship on an expedition cruise to Northern Svalbard, with clients on the prow at over 80 degrees north in rotten sea ice, some 550 miles from the North Pole. Latest research shows the Arctic will be ice free in the summer by around 2054.

832-370502 - German research icebreaker Polarstern, operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Isfjorden, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

1112-2037 - The Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer on approach to the United States Research Station at Palmer Base, Antarctica, Polar Regions

1112-2036 - The Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Explorer on approach to the United States Research Station at Palmer Base, Antarctica, Polar Regions

832-304555 - Bow, Fram ship at Fram Museum on Bygdoy Peninsula, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

832-304548 - Gjoa, first ship to transit the Northwest Passage in 1906, in front of the Fram Museum on Bygdoy Peninsula, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

832-304556 - The "Ra" at the Kon-Tiki Museum on Bygdoy Peninsula, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

832-304552 - Cabin aboard Fram ship at Fram Museum on Bygdoy Peninsula, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

832-304554 - Deck, Fram ship at Fram Museum on Bygdoy Peninsula, Oslo, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

832-266526 - Research vessel anchoring in brash ice, Norway, Arctic

832-87156 - Iceberg near Pleneau Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

832-87143 - Antarctic Dream ship, Neko Harbor, Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

832-87146 - Antarctic Dream ship, Neumayer Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

832-87149 - Icebergs near Pleneau Island, Lemaire Channel, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica

857-53407 - Fisheries scientists, Lake Aleknagik, Bristol Bay, Alaska, USA

857-45164 - Shaun Norman, Antarctic Mountaineer, searches for a route across the Polar Plateau.

979-2231 - The Lindblad expedition ship National Geographic Endeavour operating with it's fleet of Zodiacs in and around the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica.