The timber ribs of a wooden dhow hold the planks of the hull in place during construction. Over forest during fire burn-off

The timber ribs of a wooden dhow hold the planks of the hull in place during construction. Over forest during fire burn-offThe timber ribs of a wooden dhow hold the planks of the hull in place during construction. Sur, Ash Sharqiyah Region, Gulf of Oman, Sultanate of Oman.

A diminutive species that returns to shore in the fading light to feed its chick in burrows carved into coastal sand dunes

A hiker passing between a dangerous crevasse and a melt pond on the Greenland Ice Shelf

A koala sleeps in a tree after weathering a rainstorm

Hamersley Range

A sample of moon rock on display in a museum for tourists to touch

Torrential storm clouds envelope Hobart and Mount Wellington

An outboard motor sends vortexes of bubbles across the ocean surface

A flock of African spoonbill reflected in the surface of a calm waterhole with the sunset afterglow

Punta Arenas

Exercise equipment in a private gymnasium in a city apartment complex

Pollutions and smog shroud the sprawling city skyline of Buenos Aires

it becomes an anchor or fifth-leg to enable the chameleon to remain motionless whilst hunting or moving between branches