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Today in History

2 Sep 2025Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
10 Aug 2024Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA
Let’s have a lek, see?
3 Feb 2026Emerald Bay and Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe, California, United States
23 Aug 2025European fallow deer in England
If these walls could talk...
21 Dec 2023Ljubljana, Slovenia
9 Oct 2023Edinburgh cityscape and St Marys Cathedral steeples
3 Jul 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
Wintry Swiss bliss
15 Sep 2024Stockholm Public Library, Sweden
27 Jan 2025Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States
3 Oct 2025Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
25 Jul 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
14 Dec 2024Christmas Bird Count turns 125
22 Sep 2024Autumn equinox
3 Dec 2023Advent Sunday
5 Feb 2026Salt evaporation ponds on the island of Gozo, Malta
On the edge
21 Apr 2024London Marathon
Want to hang about?
18 Jan 2025National Winnie-the-Pooh Day
8 Jun 2025World Oceans Day
1 Sep 2025Rock layers in Zumaia, Basque Country, Spain
29 Jul 2024Tiger siblings in Jim Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India
28 Jan 2026Whanganui National Park, Retaruke, New Zealand
17 Dec 2025Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland
3 Nov 2024International Day for Biosphere Reserves
Close to the wind