January 07 2012

China

University of Washington Libraries, Washington, US

(© Michael T. Sedam/Corbis)

United States

Fairy Basslet Fish Dart among Blooms of Lettuce Coral near the Phoenix Islands, Kiribati, Micronesia
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Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Japan, United Kingdom

 Forbidden City Sunrise, Beijing, China

(© Travelasia/Asia Images/Getty Images)

New Zealand

 Guetenbach slowly peels out of the morning mist, Black Forest, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

(© HP Belenos/Huber/4Corners)

November 01 2011

Canada, Germany

Candles Lining a Street for All Souls' Day in Kaunas,Lithuania
(© Stephane Victor/Lonely Planet Images) ©

New Zealand

Terraced Rice Field in Nagasaki,Japan
Yoshitaka Tsumori /Getty Images ©

France

Fairy Basslet Fish Dart among Blooms of Lettuce Coral near the Phoenix Islands,Kiribati,Micronesia
(© Paul Nicklen/National Geographic/Getty Images) ©

Japan, United States

Beaded Skull Ornaments Created for Celebrations of Day of the Dead in Pátzcuaro,Mexico
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China, United Kingdom

Infant Gelada Baboon,Simien Mountains National Park,Ethiopia
(©Fiona Rogers/Corbis) ©

Australia

Fox Fur Nebula in the Monoceros Constellation
(© Tony Hallas/Corbis) ©

October 11 2011

United States

A Leaf-Covered Clearing in an Autumn Woodland
(© Artbeats/Paul Frederick Productions) ©

Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan

Berlin Cathedral with Artful Illumination during the Festival of Lights in Berlin,Germany
(© Axel Schmies/Age Fotostock) ©

New Zealand

Fairy Basslet Fish Dart among Blooms of Lettuce Coral near the Phoenix Islands,Kiribati,Micronesia
(© Paul Nicklen/National Geographic/Getty Images) ©

United Kingdom, France

Monument to Christopher Columbus at Port Vell,Barcelona,Spain
(© Rafael Campillo/Pixtal/Age Fotostock) ©

China

Chameleons
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