PIX4638650: Faux de Verzy - Marne - Dwarf Beech - Faux de Verzy - France - Tortuosa (Fagus Sylvatica var Tortuosa). This remarkable tree is a rare beech variety with contorted branches and trunk, the origin of which remains unknown. The Faux site has been classified nationally since 1932. It became a State Biological Reserve in 1981. Dwarf Beech (Fagus sylvatica Tortuosa Group). Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France / Bridgeman Images
PIX4638661: Faux de Verzy - Marne - Dwarf Beech - Faux de Verzy - France - Tortuosa (Fagus Sylvatica var Tortuosa). This remarkable tree is a rare beech variety with contorted branches and trunk, the origin of which remains unknown. The Faux site has been classified nationally since 1932. It became a State Biological Reserve in 1981. Dwarf Beech (Fagus sylvatica Tortuosa Group). Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France / Bridgeman Images
PIX4638402: Killer Whale hitting the beach to hunt - Orcs (Orcinus Orca) who live in groups have developed many hunting techniques. Perhaps one of the most extraordinary is the voluntary failure to catch young sea lions. This technique is used by the group of Mel (a male 9m) in peninsule Valdes. An Orca is coming on land to hunt sea lions. Valdes Peninsula, Argentina / Bridgeman Images
PIX4638440: Southern Right Whale - Southern Right Whale - Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis). Peninsule Valdes, Argentina. The drawings and shape of the southern right whale's tail identify it as a fingerprint. Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis). Valdes Peninsula, Argentina / Bridgeman Images
TEC4639824: The royal greenhouses of Laeken in Belgium. Achievement 1873. In the 19th century, glass and metal, as new building materials, allowed the construction of a new type of building: the greenhouse. King Leopold II (1835-1909) entrusted the architect Alphonse Balat (1819-1895) with the construction of an ideal glass palace. Open to the public three weeks a year, the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken house an exceptional collection of plants, some dating back to Leopold II. Photography 30/04/06. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4639841: The royal greenhouses of Laeken in Belgium. Achievement 1873. In the 19th century, glass and metal, as new building materials, allowed the construction of a new type of building: the greenhouse. King Leopold II (1835-1909) entrusted the architect Alphonse Balat (1819-1895) with the construction of an ideal glass palace. Open to the public three weeks a year, the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken house an exceptional collection of plants, some dating back to Leopold II. Photography 30/04/06. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4639869: The royal greenhouses of Laeken in Belgium. Achievement 1873. In the 19th century, glass and metal, as new building materials, allowed the construction of a new type of building: the greenhouse. King Leopold II (1835-1909) entrusted the architect Alphonse Balat (1819-1895) with the construction of an ideal glass palace. Open to the public three weeks a year, the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken house an exceptional collection of plants, some dating back to Leopold II. Photography 30/04/06. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4639884: The royal greenhouses of Laeken in Belgium. Achievement 1873. In the 19th century, glass and metal, as new building materials, allowed the construction of a new type of building: the greenhouse. King Leopold II (1835-1909) entrusted the architect Alphonse Balat (1819-1895) with the construction of an ideal glass palace. Open to the public three weeks a year, the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken house an exceptional collection of plants, some dating back to Leopold II. Photography 30/04/06. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4639897: The royal greenhouses of Laeken in Belgium. Achievement 1873. In the 19th century, glass and metal, as new building materials, allowed the construction of a new type of building: the greenhouse. King Leopold II (1835-1909) entrusted the architect Alphonse Balat (1819-1895) with the construction of an ideal glass palace. Open to the public three weeks a year, the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken house an exceptional collection of plants, some dating back to Leopold II. Photography 30/04/06. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4639946: The royal greenhouses of Laeken in Belgium. Achievement 1873. In the 19th century, glass and metal, as new building materials, allowed the construction of a new type of building: the greenhouse. King Leopold II (1835-1909) entrusted the architect Alphonse Balat (1819-1895) with the construction of an ideal glass palace. Open to the public three weeks a year, the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken house an exceptional collection of plants, some dating back to Leopold II. Photography 30/04/06. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4639975: The royal greenhouses of Laeken in Belgium. Achievement 1873. In the 19th century, glass and metal, as new building materials, allowed the construction of a new type of building: the greenhouse. King Leopold II (1835-1909) entrusted the architect Alphonse Balat (1819-1895) with the construction of an ideal glass palace. Open to the public three weeks a year, the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken house an exceptional collection of plants, some dating back to Leopold II. Photography 30/04/06. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4639817: The royal greenhouses of Laeken in Belgium. Achievement 1873. In the 19th century, glass and metal, as new building materials, allowed the construction of a new type of building: the greenhouse. King Leopold II (1835-1909) entrusted the architect Alphonse Balat (1819-1895) with the construction of an ideal glass palace. Open to the public three weeks a year, the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken house an exceptional collection of plants, some dating back to Leopold II. Photography 30/04/06. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4639559: Astronauts inspect a ship before it departs for Mars - Mars lander pre-departure inspection - Artist view - Astronauts perform an extravehicular outing to inspect a ship mooring to the Mars Cycler before it leaves for the red planet. Mars Cycler is a space station placed in orbit between Mars and Earth whose trajectory would alternate between Mars and Earth. Once positioned in orbit, this gravitational assistance vessel would use very little fuel. This project would make a permanent link between the two planets. A pair of astronauts in MMUS perform a final inspection of a manned Mars lander/return vehicle before disembarking for the surface of Mars. A Mars cycler is a permanently orbiting vehicle with a path that alternately brings it near Earth and Mars. Once a cycler has been accelerated into orbit it continues on its own momentum, going back and forth between the two planets, only requiring propellant for occasional course adjustments. A one-way trip between Earth and Mars involves six to eight months of space travel, therefore a large and well-equipped Mars cycler would offer space explorers, and possibly even space tourists, better accommodations for these long journeys. Smaller spacecraft would ferry travelers between the planets and the cycle / Bridgeman Images
PIX4661148: Mount Everest - Nepal - seen by Apollo 7 - Mount Everest - Nepal - seen by Apollo 7 - Part of the Himalayan chain with Mount Everest (below, in the center), the K - 2, as well as a dozen peaks over 8000m are visible in this photo obtained by the crew of Apollo 7 in October 1968. At the bottom of the picture, on the right, Mount Kanchenjunga, culminating at 8586m, marks the border between India and Nepal. At the top right, the lakes of the Tibetan plateau. The Mount Everest (29,028 ft) is at lower center and the K - 2 (28,250 ft) on the central horizon photographed from the Apollo 7 spacecraft. In the lower right, Mount Kanchenjunga rises 28,208 ft. to separate Nepal from India. In the upper right the lake - studded highlands of Tibet are visible. Nepal, October 1968 / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661305: Hotel Latitude 43 in Saint Tropez (Var). Architect Georges Henri Pingusson (1894-1978), 1931-1933. Long white concrete bar, this 110-room old hotel dominates the city. Since 1998, this very symbolic place of the modern movement has become a co-ownership of individual accommodations. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661319: Hotel Latitude 43 in Saint Tropez (Var). Architect Georges Henri Pingusson (1894-1978), 1931-1933. Long white concrete bar, this 110-room old hotel dominates the city. Since 1998, this very symbolic place of the modern movement has become a co-ownership of individual accommodations. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661341: Hotel Latitude 43 in Saint Tropez (Var). Architect Georges Henri Pingusson (1894-1978), 1931-1933. Long white concrete bar, this 110-room old hotel dominates the city. Since 1998, this very symbolic place of the modern movement has become a co-ownership of individual accommodations. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661356: Hotel Latitude 43 in Saint Tropez (Var). Architect Georges Henri Pingusson (1894-1978), 1931-1933. Long white concrete bar, this 110-room old hotel dominates the city. Since 1998, this very symbolic place of the modern movement has become a co-ownership of individual accommodations. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661389: Hotel Latitude 43 in Saint Tropez (Var). Architect Georges Henri Pingusson (1894-1978), 1931-1933. Long white concrete bar, this 110-room old hotel dominates the city. Since 1998, this very symbolic place of the modern movement has become a co-ownership of individual accommodations. / Bridgeman Images
TEC4661392: Hotel Latitude 43 in Saint Tropez (Var). Architect Georges Henri Pingusson (1894-1978), 1931-1933. Long white concrete bar, this 110-room old hotel dominates the city. Since 1998, this very symbolic place of the modern movement has become a co-ownership of individual accommodations. / Bridgeman Images
PIX4661401: The eruption of the volcano Sarychev (Russia) seen from space - Erupting Sarychev volcano seen from space - Sarychev volcano is one of the most active volcanoes in the chain of Kuril Islands (Russia). This image obtained from the International Space Station on 12 June 2009 shows it eruption with its plume of ash and smoke that rises several kilometres of altitude. View of Sarychev Volcano (Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan) in an early stage of eruption on June 12, 2009. Sarychev Peak is one of the most active volcanoes in the Kuril Island chain, and it is located on the northwestern end of Matua Island / Bridgeman Images