A 50-year balancing act

A 50-year balancing act

Cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde National Park in Colorado (© Brad McGinley Photography/Getty Images)

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Today in History

Nov. 16, 2023VanDusen Botanical Garden, Vancouver
Nov. 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
Nov. 16, 2025A traboule in Lyon, France

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Dec. 6, 2025Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
May 3, 2025Happy International Astronomy Day!
Sep. 8, 2023International Literacy Day
Rugged coasts and temperate rainforests
Why are blackbirds tied to winter?
A butterfly’s best friend
May 21, 2024International Tea Day
Aug. 7, 2024St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan, USA
‘The hills have a power to soothe and heal which is their very own.’
Apr. 18, 2025International Day for Monuments and Sites
Starry, starry night
More of a moustache than a beard?
Past below, future ahead
Trusty water-shifters
Aug. 26, 2024Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Central Pacific Ocean
A snapshot of Spring
Do pandas enjoy winter?
Nov. 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
The Rainbow Bridge
Jun. 28, 2024Stonewall uprising anniversary
Apr. 20, 2025Happy Easter!
Aug. 19, 2024Two Atlantic puffins in Elliston
The envy of postcards and snow globes
Feb. 8, 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
The oldest way to fly
Jun. 11, 2025Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
Oct. 4, 2024Nuit Blanche Toronto
A day for the worlds Indigenous populations
Aug. 11, 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin!