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Augustine volcanic eruption. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Arctic Ocean ice melting. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Puʻu ʻŌʻō volcano crater at Kīlauea. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Festive Tiger Beetle. (Cicindela scutellaris) - the Festive Tiger Beetle, found on top of a butte in Badlands National Park…

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Mount St. Helens Eruption — 1980. An iconic aerial view of the eruption of Mount St. Helens. Original public domain image…

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A Mom and Her Cubs. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah. Dan Perkins standing on his horse "Cap" on top of Owachomo Bridge. Original…

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Eocene Sunfish. A prepared Priscacara fossil. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Antarctic fur seal with baby kissing its mom. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Buckled Rails in Alaska. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Nature & volcano in Hawaii.

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This photo captures the initial fissure eruption that became Pu'u 'O'o — the current eruption of Kilauea.The lava was once…

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Evening orange sky background. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Cow Killer — This close up of a Velvet Ant (which isn't really an ant, but a wasp) is feared by many due to the "Cow Killer"…

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Kilauea Lava Lake.

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Volcano with the lake reflections, Augustine, Alaska. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Baby Desert Tortoise. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Polar bear walks on the Arctic Ocean ice. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Black Widow

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Topographers hoking on a mountain. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Glacier sunset under pink purple sky, St.mary lake. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Hawaiian Getaway.

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Two-Faced Bee. Take a quick a look at this "Exaerete frontalis" (part of the family of orchid bees or Euglossine bees), and…

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Harmful Water Organisms — Here's a photo taken of gloeotrichia echinulata under an epifluorescent microscope which emits…

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San Francisco City Hall after the Great San Francisco Earthquake. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Florida aquatic manatee living underwater. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Polar bear breaking ice photo. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Marked Prairie Dog

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Columbia River WalleyeColumbia River Walleye — A walleye with a partially digested fish in its mouth. USGS scientists are…

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Kilauea volcano in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Original public domain image from Flickr

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2010 Haiti Earthquake (After)

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Jealousy Ensues — We're in love with this picturesque waterfall shot from our own Michelle Coombs taken last month along the…

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Devil's Gate Bridge, Weber County, Utah 1869. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Sunscreen in the Water.

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Sky over the Arctic Ocean. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Gates of Okmok.

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Woman walking along a ridge just south of Akutan with the Cascade Bight vent visible in the background. Original public…

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Salton Sea Offers Wintering Area for American White Pelicans. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Ceratina — The overall shape and aspect of Ceratinaness remains but what lovely facial colors or maculations as the old…

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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

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Platinum ore on blue background. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Bee Butts — This is the backend of a Lipotriches (Plain Sweat Bee) collected in Australia. Original public domain image from…

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Alaska Interior.

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ARCTIC OCEAN - A multi-year ice floe slides down the starboard side of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 12, 2009, as the…

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Polar bear walks on the Arctic Ocean ice. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Conserving the North American bison

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Hairy bee face close up. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Hydrologic Engineer Loaded with Field Equipment

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Happy Anniversary California

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Rescued cat (photography: Don Becker, USGS). Original public domain image from Flickr

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TBT Carlsbad Caverns 1923

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Polar bear walks on the Arctic Ocean ice. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Close up honey bee face. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Kilauea Eruption 1960.

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Tracking Sea Turtle. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Turkey Creek

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Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 26, 2009. Photo Credit: Patrick Kelley, U.S. Coast…

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Ice is pushed away from the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy Aug. 12, 2009.Photo Credit: Patrick Kelley, U.S. Coast…

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It's Just a Little Heat, That's All

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It's FridaySo it's come to this, has it? It's the end of the week people...we know you've had a long week and you're ready…

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Colorado River from Moab Rim.

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Barred owl, bird close up. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Dried up old caterpillar which happens to be of the Giant Leopard Moth species (Hypercompe Scribonia). Original public…

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Yellowstone National Park.

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Arctic Ocean melting. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Winter Bee on blue background. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Brain Coral Christmas

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Bearded Bee on black background. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Asian Swamp Eels

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A melting ice floe in the Arctic Ocean resembles an alligator Aug. 12, 2009.Photo Credit: Patrick Kelley, U.S. Coast Guard.…

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The Catch

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Up, Up, Up!

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Mountain Pine Beetle Damage — Mountain pine beetle have been a natural part of the whitebark pine forest for many, many…

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Glacier National Park

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The Canadian Coast Guard Ship in the Arctic Ocean. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Texas Gator. Happy Statehood Day Texas — Today in 1845, Texas became the 28th State in the U.S. (a young 169 years old). For…

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1984 Mauna Loa Volcanic Eruption. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Lava Sampling — USGS geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) still get fresh lava samples as close to the vent…

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Greek Bee. Here is a common late summer species of the Grecian Isles (Icteranthidium grohmanni). Often found on flowering…

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Meadow Reflections — Climate change and warming temperatures affect all landscapes high and low – including these delicate…

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100 hundred year old adobe building in Talca, Chile. Original public domain image from Flickr

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The Canadian Coast Guard Ship in the Arctic Ocean. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Desert turtle animal background wildlife. Original public domain image from Flickr

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The Canadian Coast Guard Ship in the Arctic Ocean. Original public domain image from Flickr

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The Canadian Coast Guard Ship in the Arctic Ocean. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Bow Thrusters ship in the Arctic ocean. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Water Walker. The USGS underwater survey off Drummond Island, Michigan.

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Baldcypress Trees. A gorgeous shot of baldcypress trees at sunrise in North Carolina. Photo: John J. Mosesso,USGS. Original…

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Sunrise on Marblehead Neck, MA.

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Flooding in Cedar Rapids, IAFlooded street in Cedar Rapids, IA near 13th Ave. and J Street . Original public domain image…

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Rescued Flood Victims, Coralville, IARescuing flood victims in Coralville, IA (photography: Don Becker, USGS). Original…

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Flooded street in Cedar Rapids, IA near 13th Ave. and J Street, Cedar Rapids, IA. (photography: Don Becker, USGS). Original…

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Destruction from Loma Prieta Earthquake in San Francisco

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Hairy bee on black background. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Honey bee swarming in hive. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Here we see a pair of Palila nestlings, so young their eyes are not even open yet, wait open-mouthed for their parents to…

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Calling All Pikas

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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (1969-1971).

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Squirrel on log in forest. Original public domain image from Flickr

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Hello Chilly WillyHello there Chilly Willy, hope we didn't interrupt your playtime! This "man meets penguin" photo was…

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