860-293395 - Oceane Da Cunha, researcher at the University of El Paso, capturing Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus ornatus), Texas.

860-293394 - Oceane Da Cunha, researcher at the University of El Paso, capturing Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnake (Crotalus ornatus), Texas.

860-293286 - Unforgettable sunset near the Baie Charrier hut. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293285 - A highly marshy area, littered with holes more than a meter deep, known as "souilles". Baie Charrier, Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293271 - Measuring the wing of a Blue Petrel (Halobaena Caerulea). Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293269 - Measuring the beak of a Great-winged Petrel (Pterodroma macroptera). Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293265 - Preparing a scientific glaciology and geology mission, with the Kerguelen district chief and the head of operations at the French Polar Institute. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293264 - A contemplative break for the team of scientists. The ornithologist on the right has a camera to inspect the inside of the burrows to read the rings of banded birds. Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293257 - The barge L'Aventure II drops off a team of scientists on Mayes Island for a week-long ornithological mission. Mayes Island, Gulf of Morbihan. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293255 - Zodiac used to drop off and pick up scientific teams on the many islands in the Golfe du Morbihan, where the waters are calmer. Kerguelen Archipelago

860-293248 - Data entry on the computer in the Guetteur hut. Outside, king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) on the beach. Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293245 - Inventory of the atypical Port Elisabeth hut. Vallee du Charbon, Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293244 - Three overwinterers return to the Port-aux-Francais base from Anse des Pachas. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293242 - This team of scientists crosses a river. Boots are a must. Kerguelen Islands

860-293241 - The barge "L'Aventure II" drops off a small team of technicians for several days at Halage des Naufrages, to carry out renovation work on the Phonolite refuge. Kerguelen Islands

860-293240 - Sailing between the straits near Pointe Morne. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293239 - Scales are removed from a trout by lightly rubbing it with a knife, then transferring the recovered scales into a small numbered bag. Trout were introduced to the archipelago in the 1960s. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293238 - Numbering of trout fin samples. Numbering of scale samples for genetic monitoring. Mission preparation must be perfect. Because once in the field, nothing must be missing, not even the pencil: the only pencil capable of writing on the pockets containing the samples. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293237 - Installation of the workshop. Juvenile trout fishing workshop, to perpetuate genetic monitoring since the introduction of trout. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293235 - Counting Kerguelen Cormorants (Leucocarbo verrucosus) from a distance using a spotting scope, as part of a long-term population monitoring program. Pointe Suzanne, Prince of Wales peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293234 - Candlelit meal at the entrance to the Puy Saint Theodule cave. To the left, Mont Alfred Grandidier. In the distance: Mont Blanc. Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293229 - Inventory of supplies from the Puy Saint Theodule cave. Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293227 - They found it: the Polystichum fern, whose species remains to be verified. This fern was spotted and described in 1979, but has never been seen since. Surroundings of Lac d'Armor, Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293225 - Search for the mystery fern. Search for a very rare species of fern (Polystichum). Shores of Lac d'Armor, Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293223 - Collection of Disker tenuicornis, a weevil described in the 1940s but not collected since the 1990s, using a light, quick-to-use device, for inventory and study. Around Lac d'Armor, Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293222 - Three volunteer scientists examine an insect on a rock. The insect is Disker tenuicornis, a weevil described in the 1940s but not collected since the 1990s. Around Lac d'Armor, Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293216 - A birdwatcher is on the lookout for a particular penguin, which left for sea about a week ago. He needs to catch it just as it returns to land, before it enters the colony to feed its chick. This is to recover the GPS tag glued to its plumage, which has measured a large number of parameters (dive depth, immersion time, water temperature and salinity, and above all GPS position). Cabane Guetteur, Ratmanoff king penguin colony, Courbet peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293210 - Reading the ring. The ornithologist delicately places a ring on the leg of the Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea). Gulf of Morbihan, Mayes Island, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293209 - Labeling blood samples. Two scientists label the king penguin blood samples they have collected during the day, before storing them at low temperature. Kerguelen Islands

860-293208 - The two ornithologists take the Blue Petrels (Halobaena caerulea) being monitored from their burrows, then release them there after carrying out the required measurements. Gulf of Morbihan, Mayes Island, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293203 - Measuring. Marking trout. Step 1: taking measurements and collecting a DNA sample from the animal. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293202 - Place fish in anaesthetic. Marking the trout. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293201 - Trout recovery. Preparation of the trout marking workshop. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293200 - Filling the anesthetic tank. Preparing the trout marking workshop. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293199 - Preparing the trout marking workshop. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293198 - A salmon trout was caught. A salmon trout has been caught. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293196 - A salmon trout was caught. Irish Bay, Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293194 - Angling. The same scientific team catches 50 trout in order to fit them with tiny transmitters, which will be detected by the receivers in image no. 2606299. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293193 - Receiver immersion for 1 year. A scientific team installs submerged devices to track trout movements and analyze their exploratory nature. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293186 - Precise measurement of the leg length of a Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea) after banding, as part of an annual monitoring program over several decades on ile Verte. Gulf of Morbihan, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293185 - Search for a Blue Petrel (Halobaena caerulea) in a burrow that has been monitored for several years or even decades on ile Verte. Gulf of Morbihan, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293184 - Rings used to tag small birds. Kerguelen Archipelago.

860-293180 - Ground beetle (Merizodus soledadinus), an introduced species that has been monitored for several decades. Courbet Peninsula, Kerguelen archipelago.

860-293178 - Alexia and Arthur. Two scientists walk from the Port-aux-Francais base to the Pointe Suzanne hut. Kerguelen Islands

860-292910 - Concordia technicians and scientists, Christmas tree, Concordia in letters made of ice/snow, Igloo. Group photo of the team at Concordia during the summer. The Italians are in red and the French in blue. The ratio is about half Italians and half French; half technicians and half scientists. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.

860-292880 - The expeditionaries bound for Cap Prud'Homme and Dumont d'Urville, in front of the Basler that will take them there. It's worth noting that some of them are wearing the blue garment normally worn for Concordia: this is because it's warmer and contains more down, which is no luxury at the start of the summer season. A matter of habit and personal preference. The buildings of the Mario Zucchelli base can be seen in the background. Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land, Antarctica

860-292879 - The airbus A320 landed on the pack ice of Terra Nova Bay, where the Mario Zucchelli base is located. Beneath its wheels lay 1.3m of ice and 300m of ocean. Victoria land, Antarctica

860-292878 - Team of Antarctic expeditionaries watching the landscape through the windows of the Airbus A320 carrying them from Hobart;Tasmania) to Mario Zucchelli;Italian coastal Antarctic base), as they approach the latter. These are the first summer campers. In red are those who will then take a Basler to the French coastal summer station of Cap Prud'Homme or Robert Guillard. They'll spend a few days opening it up and warming it up, before moving on to the Dumont d'Urville base;6km from Cap Prud'Homme), marking the end of wintering there. In blue: the expeditionaries bound for Concordia.

1184-12427 - Chinchorro Mummies site, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Camarones Valley, northern Atacama desert, Chile, South America

1384-250 - Surveyor at work, Temple of Panels (Templo de los Tableros Esculpidos), Mayan ruins, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

1384-243 - Archaeologists at work, Chichen Itza, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Yucatan, Mexico, North America

832-403677 - Side view researcher biotechnology laboratory with plant test tube

832-403667 - Female scientist with hijab working lab with microscope

832-403807 - Female scientist with hijab microscope laboratory

832-403801 - Scientist with microscope

832-403163 - Side view female scientist with hijab holding substance

832-403145 - Close up researcher laboratory

832-401777 - Architect, scientist develops a plan for a wind farm on a model landscape, ai generated

832-401776 - Architect, scientist develops a plan for a wind farm on a model landscape, ai generated

832-401737 - Simon Steviplein with the statue of the Flemish mathematician and physicist Simon Stevin, behind it the Church of Our Lady, Bruges, Belgium, Europe

860-291442 - Researcher photographing a 2.6 gram Stripe-throated Hermit hummingbird as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291441 - Researcher measuring a 2.6 gram Stripe-throated Hermit hummingbird wing as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291439 - Researcher measuring the beak of a Rufous-tailed hummingbird as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291440 - Researchers picking up pollen with a brush from the beak of a hummingbird Stripe-throated Hermit as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291438 - Researchers picking up pollen with a brush from the beak of a Rufous-tailed hummingbird as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui , Costa Rica

860-291436 - Researcher catching Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia Tzacatl) in a net set up for pollination study, rainforest at "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291437 - Researchers picking up pollen using tape on the beak of a Rufous-tailed hummingbird as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291434 - Researcher setting up a net to capture hummingbirds as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291433 - Fringe-lipped Bat (Trachops cirrhosus) in the hand of a scientist as part of a pollination study, tropical forest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291430 - Researchers applying a mascara brush to the hairs of a Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) to test methods to capture pollen that bats may carry as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291431 - Researcher unhooking a bat caught in a net as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291427 - Researchers applying tape to the hairs of a bat to test methods to capture the pollen it carries as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the 'La Selva' research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291428 - Researchers applying a mascara brush to the hairs of a Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) to test methods to capture pollen that bats may carry as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291426 - Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) caught as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291424 - Net for catching bats as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291425 - Sowell's short-tailed bat (Carollia sowelli) caught as part of a pollination study, rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291423 - Installation of a sign on a hiking trail indicating the presence of nets to capture bats as part of a pollination study, rainforest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Ricardo

860-291421 - 27-year-old female researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes showing an example of a nodule of bacteria attached to the roots in the rainforest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291422 - Earth diluted with water in order to extract the PH from the soil as part of a study on nitrogen exchanges between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the tropical forest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo from Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291420 - Earth diluted with water in order to extract the PH from the soil as part of a study on nitrogen exchanges between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the tropical forest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo from Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291418 - 27-year-old researcher and her team working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291419 - 27-year-old researcher working in a lab on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291417 - Research assistant working on nitrogen exchanges between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the tropical forest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291415 - 27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291416 - 27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291414 - 29-year-old assistant researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291413 - 27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291412 - Research assistant working on nitrogen exchanges between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the tropical forest of the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291409 - 27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291410 - 27-year-old researcher working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291408 - 27-year-old researcher and her team working on nitrogen exchange between bacteria and the roots of legumes in the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291407 - Researchers walking through the rainforest at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

860-291406 - 27-year-old researcher in front of the Pracaxi legume (Pentaclethra macroloba) at the "La Selva" research station in Puerto Viejo de Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

832-400850 - Stone monument to Knud Rasmussen, ethnologist, polar explorer, Ilulissat, Denmark, Greenland, North America

1350-6425 - Male scientist in a biosafety cabinet with test tubes in a laboratory. Basque Country, Spain, Europe.

1350-6424 - Mature scientist male in his 50s wearing a lab coat looking through a microscope in a laboratory. Basque Country, Spain, Europe.

1350-5040 - Carved stone figures on front of Afrosiab Museum, also known as Afrosiyob Museum, Samarkand, Uzbekistan

1178-38068 - Doctors walking and talking outdoors at hospital

1178-38067 - Portrait of smiling Mixed Race doctor holding digital tablet outdoors

1178-38069 - Portrait of laughing Mixed Race doctor outdoors at hospital