Melt pools forming along the shoreline of a small bay in Antarctica. Giraffa

Melt pools forming along the shoreline of a small bay in Antarctica. GiraffaMelt pools forming along the shoreline of a small bay in Antarctica. North Bay, Cape Evans, Ross Island, Antarctica.

Craters on the moon's surface are visible in the clear desert sky

Velvet curtains in heritage listed theatre

Teams of staff from Antarctic bases compete in a man haul race towing sleds across the frozen sea ice

An heritage steam train blowing smoke from its funnel at the station

shield wall and bastions of the Potala Palace overlooking the Himalaya at dawn

A teenage Buddhist monk sitting in the sunshine on an ancient monastery wall

Snow drifts blown across the surface of the sea ice

Tourists swim and cool off in pristine waterfalls and plunge pools

Sunset and sandstone reflections in desert oasis pool

A predatory spider waiting for prey at the center of its web

Looking through a barred and screened window into the kitchen of a home in a trading port at night

Sacred or hamadryas baboon yawning