Photos of the Week: Giant Teapot, Arizona Sunset, Egyptian Goose
Moving a home through the streets of San Francisco, hiking the Great Wall in China, visiting a ski resort in Tehran, opening a “hug room” in Rome, walking a snow maze in Manitoba, and much more
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General Photographic Agency / Getty 100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1921
A look at some of the events and sights from around the world a century ago
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Salvatore Allegra / AP Recent Eruptions on Mount Etna
Italy’s Mount Etna has erupted four times in the past six days, sending ash into the sky and lava down its slopes.
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Alexander Hassenstein / Getty Photos of the Week: Mars Rover, Green Fur, Icicle Tunnel
Lava flows on Mount Etna, ski championships in Italy, ice-skating in the Netherlands, an image from New York Fashion Week, freezing conditions in Texas, and much more
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Courtney Sacco / Caller-Times via Reuters Texas Is a Mess
Images from Texas, where residents have been coping with the harsh conditions as best they can
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© / Ocean Art Winners of the 2020 Ocean Art Underwater Photo Contest
Some of the top images from the 12 categories of underwater photography in this year’s competition
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Hamish Blair / AP Scenes From the 2021 Australian Open
Some colorful glimpses from this year's tournament in Melbourne
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Ari Jalal / Reuters Photos of the Week: Horse Breath, Incense Cat, Swan Companion
Protests against police violence in Chile, wintry weather in northern Europe, Fashion Week in Kyrgyzstan, an ice cave in Alaska, Zoom goats in England, and much more
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Erika Goldring / Getty Preparing for “Yardi Gras” in New Orleans
A collection of images of this year’s socially distant “Yardi Gras,” as New Orleanians prepare for Mardi Gras on February 16
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© Renata Romeo / UPY2021 Winners of the 2021 Underwater Photographer of the Year Contest
Some of this year’s winners and honorees, showing remarkable scenes from oceans, lakes, and rivers around the world
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Leamus / iStockphoto / Getty Superb Owl Sunday V
A special Sunday event: a photographic essay celebrating these magnificent birds of prey. These nocturnal hunters hail from Europe, Asia, North America, and South America, and are captured here in photos from recent years.
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Angela Weiss / AFP / Getty Photos of the Week: Snowy Elmo, Mogul Run, Sea Goddess
A visit with Punxsutawney Phil, a funambulist in Italy, a rocket explosion in Texas, flooding in France, dogs at play on a frozen lake in Turkey, and much more
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Finnbarr Webster / Getty Vaccine Centers in Cathedrals, Stadiums, and Parking Lots
Some of the venues and clinics where the early stages of a global COVID-19 vaccination effort are taking place
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Sander Grefte / International Landscape Photographer of the Year Top Shots From the 2019 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
Some of the top and winning images from this year’s landscape-photography competition
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Bettmann / Getty 100 Years Ago in Photos: A Look Back at 1920
A collection of some of the events and sights from around the world a century ago
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