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Picture of the day Geological fieldworks, underground in the Estonian oil shale mine to study the variable mineralogical and chemical composition and microstructure in the different layers of the oil shale profile +/− [en]

Galleries Contents: Animals · Astronomy · Food and drink · Fungi · Historical · Natural phenomena · Objects · Other lifeforms · People · Photo techniques · Places · Plants · Space exploration · Sports · Static non-photographic media Animals Monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus monachus) flock in flight Colonia Yellow-billed stork (Mycteria ibis) Long-tailed Tit 2025 03 20 02 Common Kingfisher 2025 09 28 03 More ... Arachnida (Arachnids) · Diptera (Flies) · Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps & Sawflies) · Lepidoptera (Moths & Butterflies) · Odonata (Damselflies and dragonflies) · Arthropoda (Arthropods) · Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fish) · Amphibia (Amphibians) · Reptilia (Reptiles) · Aves (Birds) · Accipitriformes (hawks, eagles, vultures and relatives)  · Anseriformes (Waterfowl)  · Charadriiformes (Waders) · Coraciiformes · Passeriformes (Passerines) · Pelecaniformes · Mammalia (Mammals) · Artiodactyla (Even-toed ungulates) · Carnivora (Carnivores) · Primates · Others · Bones and fossils · Shells · Animals in their habitats Astronomy Cygnus region in emission lines Northern Sky Narrowband Survey - True colors IC10 (HaRGB, 24.95 hr) Emission nebulae in Auriga More ... Food and drink Edible fungi in basket 2025 G2 Chilaquiles at the Grand Cantina, Windsor, Ontario, 2025-09-01 04 Zitrone -- 2025 -- 7294 Achacha fruits and seed More ... Fungi Pholiota aurivella 2018 G2 Gewone fopzwam (Laccaria laccata). Locatie, Paddenstoelenreservaat. 14-10-2025. (d.j.b) 2025-10-11 D500-0950 Achim-Lammerts Glimmertintling-Coprinellus-micaceus Schöngelber Klumpfuß (Calonarius splendens, Syn.- Cortinarius splendens) Bruderwald-20251017-RM-170249 More ... Historical Avalanche of snow across railroad tracks in Alaska René Magritte in 1961 Sher Ali (1825-1879) Amir of Afghanistan, photographed in 1869 by John Burke Albert Einstein Head cleaned More ... Historical · Historical portraits Natural phenomena Burbuja subacuática, Cabo San Lucas, Baja California, México, 2024-12-18, DD 27 Gigantic jet NOIRLab Morgenstimmung-Drenthe-Krepuskularstrahlen-Nebel-Irideszenz-2025 Sunset over Guaiba river reflected in the Claro Building windows (25725759852) More ... Natural phenomena · Weather Objects ОУ „Христијан Тодоровски Карпош“ - Облавце 4 VitorJubini RioCricare ConceicaodaBarra ES (26993134098) "Horas de Chumbo", by Rui Chafes, Parque das Nações, Lisbon, Portugal julesvernex2-2 Balancing granite monolith, Ergaki, Sayan Mountains, Russia More ... » Land vehicles · Rail vehicles · Water transport · Air transport · Geology and chemistry · Sculptures · Architectural elements · Monetary items · Others Other lifeforms Scanning electron micrograph of a human H9 T cell infected with HIV virus particles Algal mat in Marine Park (90933) Alfombra de algas amarillas, parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-27, DD 42 Ascaris male 200x section More ... People Sir James Dyson CBE FREng FRS Gasr Mednine 5 Mahtab_Yaghma,_Buchmesse_2025,_Frankfurt_(20251018-P1063373) Max Giesinger - 2021-09-12 - Mannheim - Sven Mandel - 1D X MK II - 0229 - B70I3683 (re-developed) More ... People · Working people · Portrait Photo techniques Monumento Supercuia em preto e branco (ESP2126) Claro - BIT SulWitaCollage Light trails in Centro de Gramado at night (25415341663) More ... Composites and Montages · Styles and Techniques · Modern black and white photos Places Castle of L'Isle-de-Noe (4) Ornaments Andijan Jame Mosque Complex (Мечеть Джами в Андижане, Andijon jome masjidi majmuasi) Breiðamerkurjökull glacier, Iceland, 20240719 1514 2687 Bad Wimpfen - LSG Altenberg-Mittelberg - Streuobstwiese mit Raureif More ... Agriculture · Architecture–Exteriors · Bridges · Castles and fortifications · Palaces · Cemeteries · Cityscapes · Industry · Interiors · Natural · Religious buildings · Religious buildings–Interiors · Religious buildings–Ceilings · Satellite images · Settlements · Others · Towers · Transport · Roads · By country Plants Bloemen van Boerenwormkruid (Tanacetum vulgare). 17-08-2025. (actm.) 01 Cactaceae-Sitia-Crete 20250706 Drago de San Antonio 02 Knoblauch Blüte focus stack-20250713-RM-111019 More ... » Plants · Asparagales (asparagoid lilies) · Asterales · Fagales · Ranunculales · Rosales Space exploration Ritchey–Chrétien at Kickapoo Valley Reserve 2-b Apollo 17 Harrison H. Schmitt and Tracy's Rock - AS17-140-21493+AS17-140-21497 2025 NASA's Ingenuity helicopter on Mars by Perseverance Mastcam-Z, Sol 768 (53475637956) Carbon dioxide clouds over Mont Mercou, Curiosity Sol 3063 (53100058892) More ... Sports Stage 20 Tour de France 2024 Col de la Couillole 40 Tam Nakano in the wrestling ring at Yokohama Arena - ASGQ2025 Chico Wildflower Century (2025)-104A9764 2011 Peugeot 908 Donington Park 2023 01 More ... Static non-photographic media The Cosmic Lotus Mahakala and the Ten Sikh Gurus The Gaumont Co. L'T'D. London presents the motion picture records of the undying story of Capt. Scott and animal life in the Antarctic - The Morgan Lith. Co., Cleveland, O. LCCN2002713102-restored 6 Śiva and Pārvatī seated on a terrace. 1800 (circa) BM Tapisserie de Bayeux, p1 More ... Computer-generated · Entertainment · Exteriors · Maps · People · Printed media · Religion · Scientific art · Others