Culture
Morning in Cappadocia: fairy chimneys and balloons overhead
Volcanic valleys, rock-cut dwellings and the balloons that lift off at dawn, told in photographs.
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- News
Steam column surges skyward from a geyser basin
Water and steam kept bursting from a rocky basin on a volcanic plateau for minutes on end.
- Health
Hiking the ridge trail: health one step at a time
Walkers on a path between rocky hills made their way past bright orange poppies.
- Lifestyle
A waterfall tumbling step by step through the forest
Water spilling from a high rock wall runs over mossy ledges in a series of small cascades.
- Lifestyle
A water bird hunts for food beneath a waterfall
A small grey bird working the mossy rocks dived into the current in search of prey.
- Lifestyle
Busy bees among purple blooms
Bumblebees landing on asters in the autumn sun gathered nectar from flower to flower.
- Lifestyle
Spring flowers: pink on the branches, poppies in the meadows
From cherry blossom to wild poppies, the first colours of the season.
- News
Timelapse captures a night-long lightning storm
A towering storm cloud behind the mountains lit up the sky with dozens of strikes a minute.
- Lifestyle
Autumn arrives in the city: streets in gold, orange and red
From parks to boulevards, the city has taken on the warm colours of the season.
- Lifestyle
Morning high tide pounds the shore as gulls stand their ground
Waves rolled up the pebble beach at sunrise while two gulls barely moved.
- Culture
Winter storm rolls over the Grand Canyon in timelapse
Clouds and curtains of precipitation drift over the canyon's red cliffs in a timelapse.
