Antarctica Day Dec. 1, 2025

Antarctica Day

Some photos capture nature"s grand acts. Great photos reveal even more in a single frame: the delicate balance between immense power and fragile beauty that surrounds us on Earth. Today"s image of a natural arch carved into an Antarctic iceberg does exactly that—a conversation starter about grandeur, vulnerability, our environment and its present and future.

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Today in History

The other continent down under
Dec. 1, 2023Lake Minnewanka, Alberta
Dec. 1, 2024Antarctica Day

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Mar. 25, 2025Tolkien Reading Day
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Stripes in sight
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Jan. 6, 2024Vermilion Lakes, Banff
May 29, 2025Miravet, Catalonia, Spain
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In the tropics, land greets sea warmly
Sep. 30, 2023Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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Aug. 25, 2025Colony of northern gannets in Quebec
Mar. 26, 2024Vinh Hy Bay, Vietnam
Where history comes alive
Freshwater diving capital
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Oct. 22, 2024Palazzo Zuccari, Rome
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Black sands in a tropical paradise
Stretching to the sky
Apr. 4, 2024Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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