860-291502 - The summits of Brenta mountain range are reflected in Lago Nero. Brenta group in the Dolomites, part of UNESCO world heritage The Dolomites. Europe, Italy, Val Rendena
860-291500 - Ponta de Sorapis seen from Lago del Sorapis in the dolomites of the Veneto. These Dolomites are part of the UNESCO world heritage. Europe, Central Europe, Italy
860-291501 - Croda da Lago in the Dolomites of the Veneto near Cortina d'Ampezzo, view towards Sorapis. Part of the UNESCO world heritage. Europe, Central Europe, Italy
860-291191 - White marble cross where American soldiers are buried, first American military cemetery of World War II, Colleville-sur-Mer, Calvados, Normandy, France
1348-5481 - Concept of large blue planet with two satellite moons orbiting and a distant blue star panoramic. Some elements sourced from NASA public Domain.
832-393239 - View from the highest observatory of the world on 562 meters height in the 632 meters high skyscraper Shanghai Tower to the special economic zone Pudong with the 492 meters high Shanghai World Financial Center, nicknamed The Bottle Opener, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
832-393240 - View from the highest observatory of the world on 562 meters height in the 632 meters high skyscraper Shanghai Tower on the special economic zone Pudong with the 468 meters high Oriental Pearl Tower the Huangpu River and the district Tilanqiao, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
860-288699 - Landscape of tropical karstic phenomena in the Tsingy national park of Bemaraha, Small Tsingy area, UNESCO World Heritage site, Early November: end of dry season, Madagascar
860-288696 - Landscape of tropical karstic phenomena in the Tsingy national park of Bemaraha, Small Tsingy area, UNESCO World Heritage site, Early November: end of dry season, Madagascar
860-288697 - Landscape of tropical karstic phenomena in the Tsingy national park of Bemaraha, Small Tsingy area, UNESCO World Heritage site, Early November: end of dry season, Madagascar
860-288701 - Landscape of tropical karstic phenomena in the Tsingy national park of Bemaraha, Small Tsingy area, UNESCO World Heritage site, Early November: end of dry season, Madagascar
860-288698 - Landscape of tropical karstic phenomena in the Tsingy national park of Bemaraha, Small Tsingy area, UNESCO World Heritage site, Early November: end of dry season, Madagascar
860-288700 - Landscape of tropical karstic phenomena in the Tsingy national park of Bemaraha, Small Tsingy area, UNESCO World Heritage site, Early November: end of dry season, Madagascar
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
832-349545 - Munich, GER, August 30th 2005 - Freight is liftet on board of an Antonov 124 on Airport Munich. The AN 124 is the second largest air freighter in the world.