Vanuatu cyclone, German Easter eggs, ‘Black Butterfly’ cat | March 17
The day in photos from around the world.
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Baltimore neighborhoods
Baltimore street photographers
Year in review
Freddie Gray: protests, aftermath
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A. Aubrey Bodine
Viewing Baltimore from above
Tibetan protests, Paris-Nice cycling race, Ukrainian violence | March 10
The day in photos from around the world.
Interacting with water
Reuters photographers explore how people interact with water.
Tens of thousands cleared to start using water in West Virginia
West Virginia officials on Tuesday lifted a ban on drinking tap water from 35,000 customers who had been affected by a chemical spill that left the state’s water supply nearly unusable for hundreds of thousands since last week.
July 31 Photo Brief: Chinese water park, Sydney rainbow, Ganges flooding, Ryan Lochte swims
Chinese water park, Sydney rainbow, Ganges flooding, Ryan Lochte swims and more in today’s daily brief.
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April 22 Photo Brief: Earth Day, earthquakes, protests and pollution
The world celebrates Earth Day, rampant pollution takes the spotlight in places like India and Afghanistan, the Sichuan province in China struggles to recover from Saturday’s earthquake and more in today’s daily brief.
Venice hit by floods following heavy rains and strong winds
The high tide mark in Venice reached its sixth-highest level since 1872 on Sunday, after heavy rains and intense winds caused flooding in the Italian city.
While some flooding is typical in Venice during this time of year — including some instances earlier in November — news reports have estimated that 70 percent of the city was inundated by water this week.
Catching up with NASA rovers Curiosity and Opportunity and their search for water on Mars
After news earlier this week of the Curiosity rover petting and naming its new pet rock, Jake Matijevic, NASA released images today indicating that long ago, water probably flowed on the Martian surface.
Other notable images recently sent back from Mars include one from Curiosity’s older, but smaller rover sibling, Opportunity, that photographed small spherical objects, nicknamed “blueberries,” with it’s Microscopic Imager providing important evidence about long-ago wet environmental conditions.