25 Fascinating Photos of Our Fascinating World

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 11/12/2024 in wow

All it takes is a quick look at our recent wildfire and hurricane history to see that the climate is trending in the wrong direction. Ocean temperatures are rising, and ice is melting, including the world's biggest iceberg, A23A.

Roughly the size of Rhode Island, A23A broke off on its own in 1986, before getting stuck on the sea floor until 2020. Now, it is rotating freely in place, stuck again in a perfect storm of ocean currents.

Check out a photo of A23A, and much more in this collection of fascinating photos.

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The only remains of a bird that froze to death, perched on a tree branch.
2.
The biggest iceberg in the world, (A23A), became unstuck from the seafloor in 2020, but has been spinning in place ever since.
3.
A stag with another stag's head stuck to its antlers.
4.
A sheep skull with moss and lichen growing in its pores.
5.
Rock sculpture of Decebalus in Romania.
6.
An Astronaut’s View of the Himalayas, from NASA.
7.
Recent eruption from the Sun.
8.
Comparison of a human skeleton and a gorilla skeleton.
9.
The USS New Jersey towering over Camden, New Jersey.
10.
The NGC 4039 galaxy, also known as the Antennae Galaxy, is actually two galaxies, (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039), in the process of merging. It is located 63 million light-years away from Earth.
11.
In the 1960s, Turkey used to have “basket men” whose job was to carry drunk patrons home when they couldn’t walk by themselves.
12.
Mountains of Guangxi.
13.
Flying over the Himalayas.
14.
A redwood completely hollowed out as the result of multiple forest fires is still alive and thriving.
15.
Lizard perfectly shedding its skin.
16.
17.
A rare Leopard with heterochromia.
18.
This is the largest 3D printing machine in the world, at 12 feet tall. It produces parts for the Neutron rocket launch vehicle.
19.
Snow dusting the slopes of Mount Fuji, arriving late this year.
20.
The Paris Morgue in the 1880's. Not only did it have a viewing gallery, but it was one of the most popular attractions in the city in Victorian times. People would often take their kids on a trip at the morgue to look at the bodies.
21.
A color photo from the early 1900s using autochrome lumiere.
22.
Two photographers who took the first pictures of the Chernobyl disaster from a helicopter in April, 1986.
23.
College students ride shared bikes from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng at night in Henan, China.
24.
A photo of a rare yellow penguin captured by photographer Yves Adams.
25.
Outlines of two alligators that slept through the rain.

1.
The only remains of a bird that froze to death, perched on a tree branch.
2.
The biggest iceberg in the world, (A23A), became unstuck from the seafloor in 2020, but has been spinning in place ever since.
3.
A stag with another stag's head stuck to its antlers.
4.
A sheep skull with moss and lichen growing in its pores.
5.
Rock sculpture of Decebalus in Romania.
6.
An Astronaut’s View of the Himalayas, from NASA.
7.
Recent eruption from the Sun.
8.
Comparison of a human skeleton and a gorilla skeleton.
9.
The USS New Jersey towering over Camden, New Jersey.
10.
The NGC 4039 galaxy, also known as the Antennae Galaxy, is actually two galaxies, (NGC 4038 and NGC 4039), in the process of merging. It is located 63 million light-years away from Earth.
11.
In the 1960s, Turkey used to have “basket men” whose job was to carry drunk patrons home when they couldn’t walk by themselves.
12.
Mountains of Guangxi.
13.
Flying over the Himalayas.
14.
A redwood completely hollowed out as the result of multiple forest fires is still alive and thriving.
15.
Lizard perfectly shedding its skin.
16.
17.
A rare Leopard with heterochromia.
18.
This is the largest 3D printing machine in the world, at 12 feet tall. It produces parts for the Neutron rocket launch vehicle.
19.
Snow dusting the slopes of Mount Fuji, arriving late this year.
20.
The Paris Morgue in the 1880's. Not only did it have a viewing gallery, but it was one of the most popular attractions in the city in Victorian times. People would often take their kids on a trip at the morgue to look at the bodies.
21.
A color photo from the early 1900s using autochrome lumiere.
22.
Two photographers who took the first pictures of the Chernobyl disaster from a helicopter in April, 1986.
23.
College students ride shared bikes from Zhengzhou to Kaifeng at night in Henan, China.
24.
A photo of a rare yellow penguin captured by photographer Yves Adams.
25.
Outlines of two alligators that slept through the rain.