Lanai Island, Hawaii, 1997Overcoming a swell of threatening clouds, the heavens part over Hawaii’s Lanai Island, bestowing a celestial glow on a patchwork of former pineapple fields. Lanai once produced almost 75 percent of the world’s pineapples; today, as production moves to cheaper markets overseas, Hawaiian farmers are converting their fields into solar energy farms.

Sharks and Grunts, French Polynesia, 1997In the fertile waters of French Polynesia’s Tuamotu Archipelago, a school of blue-striped grunts beats a fast retreat as a pair of blacktip reef sharks lurk in the distance. Although the nutrient-poor soil of the French territory limits its terrestrial flora and fauna, the archipelago’s waters are among the world’s most scenic, species-rich spots.

Gentoo Penguins, Antarctica, 2006Poised to plunge belly-first into the ocean, a colony of gentoo penguins lines up for a dip. Thanks to their sleek bodies and strong paddle-like flippers, gentoos are the world’s fastest underwater swimming birds, reaching speeds of up to 22 miles an hour (36 kilometers an hour).

Omo Region, Ethiopia, 2000In southern Ethiopia’s Omo region, a Hamar child peeks out from under her mother’s shawl. The Hamar are among the most elaborately attired of Ethiopia’s ethnic groups. Daily dress may include piles of beaded necklaces and metal bracelets, beaded belts and headbands, leather skirts or loincloths, and elaborate, sculptured hairstyles.

Bison Herd, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, 1996Bison thrive in Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park years after fires swept through more than a third of the park. Ecologists now regard wildfires as natural and beneficial in forest ecosystems. They return nutrients to the soil by burning dead or decaying matter, burn off disease-ridden plants and insects, and clear thick canopies and undergrowth, allowing a new generation of seedlings to grow.在大火横扫了超过三分之一之的美国怀俄明州的黄石国家公园里，野牛在繁衍生息.现在,经济学家认为野火是自然引起的，并且这对生态系统来说是有益的。通过焚烧死的或腐坏的物质让营养皈依土地，烧掉那些受病通折磨的植物和昆虫，清除那些厚厚的树冠层和林下植物，让新一代的仔苗生长。

Ruins of Nemrud Dagh, Turkey, 2000Photograph by RezaThe sun sets on the first-century ruins of Nemrud Dagh, Turkey, millennia after it set on the ancient kingdom itself. Built by King Antiochus I in southeastern Turkey, the kingdom is one of the best preserved but least known ruins of the Late Hellenistic period. Its monuments are a story in stone depicting the king, his family and ancestors, and their interaction with the gods.

Berber Woman, Taarart, Morocco, 2005Photograph by Alexandra BoulatA Berber woman shows her hand, stained dark with henna for a wedding in the Moroccan town of Taarart. There are about 25 million Berbers-also known as Amazigh-living in Morocco and Algeria. They trace their roots back thousands of years before the seventh century Arab conquest that brought Islam to the region’s mountains and deserts.

巴哈马群岛海域中的大白鲨 Oceanic Whitetip Shark, Bahamas, 2007The oceanic whitetip, one of the most abundant sharks just three decades ago, is critically endangered in parts of its range because of relentless demand for its fins. But bans in the Bahamas on the export of shark parts and commercial long-line fishing have made the islands’ blue waters a veritable shark sanctuary.这条海中的大白鲨——在三十年前曾是海洋中巨量鲨鱼之一，由于对鱼翅的无情需求造成鲨鱼的毁灭性掠减。但巴哈马对出口鲨鱼身上材料的禁令以及长期商业保护性捕鱼将群岛周围的蓝色海域变成了鲨鱼栖息的天堂。

Beaufort Sea, Yukon Territory, Canada, 1999Sunset over the Beaufort Sea plunges Canada’s Yukon Territory into a crimson haze. More than 313,000 tourists make summer pilgrimages to the territory, one of North America’s last great wildernesses. Today tourism booms there, drawing adventurers to the frontier’s glaciated peaks, untouched wilderness, and abundant wildflowers and wildlife.

Mountain Stream, New Hampshire, 1995

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