The frozen sea ice and expanding ocean ice edge during the Antarctic summer. Weeping gum

The frozen sea ice and expanding ocean ice edge during the Antarctic summer. Weeping gumThe frozen sea ice and expanding ocean ice edge during the Antarctic summer. Royal Society Range, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica.

Point Arkwright

An African lioness in estrus climbs a tree to avoid insects and the attentions of the male

Flinders River

Mulga parrots

Ancient lava flows and extinct volcano cones rise from turquoise seas

Ancient handmade stone ovens in a home in an abandoned village

Phoneutria sp

A vast freeway devoid of all traffic is silent on a sunny afternoon

Lush trees line a cobblestone street in a wealthy Buenos Aires suburb

A log cut from the Amazon rainforest rots on the shore of a river during the dry season drought

Mother and son tourists on a safari climb to the top of a black volcanic sand dune

An endangered leadbeaters possum preens its tail and paws in a tree