Antarctica Day Dec 1, 2025

Antarctica Day

Some photos capture nature"s grand acts. Great photos reveal even more in a single frame: the delicate balance between immense power and fragile beauty that surrounds us on Earth. Today"s image of a natural arch carved into an Antarctic iceberg does exactly that—a conversation starter about grandeur, vulnerability, our environment, and its present and future.

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Today in History

Dec 1, 2018A treaty for science
Dec 1, 2019Southern lights for Antarctica Day
Dec 1, 2020Giving Tuesday
Dec 1, 2021Antarctica Day
Dec 1, 2022Antarctica Day
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