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“How the formerly ubiquitous pumpkin became a Thanksgiving treat.”

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This turkey, with his impressive wattle and snood, has nothing to fear during the Thanksgiving holiday. He gives thanks every November that he lives the secure life of a beloved pet. (Russ Allison Loar, California, 2016)

Give Thanks for These 15 Photos Celebrating Thanksgiving
Gather together and commemorate the holiday of gratitude
Text by Tracy Scott Forson
Photographs Selected by Jeff Campagna
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How the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Went From Its Modest Start to an American Tradition Rivaling Stuffing and Pumpkin Pie image

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How the Formerly Ubiquitous Pumpkin Became a Thanksgiving Treat image

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Researchers Found Hundreds of Mysterious Dimples on the Seafloor Near Antarctica. Now They Know What Creature Made Them image

Researchers Found Hundreds of Mysterious Dimples on the Seafloor Near Antarctica. Now They Know What Creature Made Them
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Ken Burns Says His New Documentary Forced Him to Revisit Everything He Thought He Knew About the American Revolution image

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This Inca Building—the Only Surviving Structure of Its Kind—Might Have Been Designed to Amplify Sound and Music image

This Inca Building—the Only Surviving Structure of Its Kind—Might Have Been Designed to Amplify Sound and Music
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I took this photo in Bardhaman District of West Bengal where the Gajan Festival is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm. Face painting holds immense cultural and religious significance during the Gajan Festival, a vibrant Hindu folk celebration observed in West Bengal. This festival, marked by fervent devotion and colorful rituals, involves devotees painting their faces to resemble Hindu deities and mythological characters. Through this artistic expression, participants immerse themselves in the spiritual essence of the festival and pay homage to the divine.

Face Painting

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“Earth is getting dimmer-and the Northern Hemisphere is losing brightness faster than expected.”

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Earth Is Getting Dimmer—and the Northern Hemisphere Is Losing Brightness Faster Than Scientists Expected image
New research reveals that Earth’s Northern Hemisphere is growing darker faster than the Southern Hemisphere is. (Bill Anders, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Earth Is Getting Dimmer—and the Northern Hemisphere Is Losing Brightness Faster Than Scientists Expected
New research challenges the idea that the hemispheres’ matching brightness is a fundamental property of the planet
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The Giant Pumpkin World Record Just Crept Closer to 3,000 Pounds. Here's How Science, Sweat and 'Soul Crush' Keep Growers Reaching for the Heaviest Fruit Possible image

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These Creepy Dolls Are on the Loose, Haunting the Halls of a Minnesota Museum This Halloween image

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Cold, Hungry and Thirsty, Napoleon's Troops Also Suffered From Several Diseases as They Retreated From Russia image

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How Far American Women Astronauts Have Soared Since Sally Ride Took Her Historic Spaceflight image

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The Curious Case of 'Old Thom,' an Orca Traveling Alone in the North Atlantic image

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The World's Largest Christian Orthodox Church Is Now Open in Romania image

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Treasure Trove of Shipwrecks Along China's Coast Reveals How East Met West on the Maritime Silk Road image

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This is a photo of water droplets on a flower after a summer rain in Colorado.

Water Droplets On a Flower

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“How a recipe engraved on a gravestone helps to remember the dearly departed.”

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Scientists Converted a Kidney’s Blood Type, Then Implanted It Into a Brain-Dead Patient for the First Time image
Scientists converted a Type A kidney to a Type O kidney, then transplanted it into a brain-dead patient. (Zeng et al. / Natura Biomedical Engineering, 2025)

Scientists Converted a Kidney’s Blood Type, Then Implanted It Into a Brain-Dead Patient for the First Time
This area of research is still in the early stages, but it could someday help reduce wait times for patients needing kidney transplants
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A Recipe Engraved on a Gravestone Helps to Remember the Dearly Departed and Keep Part of Them Alive image

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Get an Eyeful of Iceland in These 20 Photos That Capture Its Natural Beauty image

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Creative Hobbies Like Tango Dancing or Playing Musical Instruments May Help Keep Your Brain Young, Study Finds image

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In an Experimental Composition, 50 Pianos Tuned to Slightly Different Frequencies Play Together image

In an Experimental Composition, 50 Pianos Tuned to Slightly Different Frequencies Play Together
María Corina Machado, Venezuela's 'Iron Lady,' Wins Nobel Peace Prize image

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Scientists Watch Fungi Evolve in Real Time, Thanks to a Marriage Proposal in a Cheese Cave image

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How This Legendary Artist’s Obsession With Flight Led Him to Create Stunning Imagery Featuring Spacecraft, Birds and Insects image

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Can the Redfish, That Gulf Coast Culinary Icon, Be Brought Back From the Brink? image

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A Massive Art Installation by the ‘Humans of New York’ Creator Has Taken Over Grand Central Terminal image

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PHOTO OF THE DAY
When life is crazy, just take a ride on the backroads of Missouri and find peace in the fields.

Sunflower Paradise

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“Archaeologists in Albania unearth 1,700-year-old tomb.”

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Archaeologists in Albania Unearth Tomb Belonging to an Upper-Class Roman Who Died 1,700 Years Ago image
The buried limestone chamber dates to the third or fourth century C.E. (Albania’s Institute of Archaeology)

Archaeologists in Albania Unearth Tomb Belonging to an Upper-Class Roman Who Died 1,700 Years Ago
The limestone chamber is marked with inscriptions identifying the deceased and honoring the deity Jupiter. Officials say it’s the first tomb of its kind to be found in the country
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During the Great Depression, This Black Educator Looked to Conflicts Abroad for Lessons on Fighting Racism at Home image

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Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of Los Angeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why image

Metal Barrels Dumped Off the Coast of Los Angeles Are Encircled by Mysterious White Halos—and Scientists Think They Finally Know Why
Fiji's Ants Are Struggling. Scientists Say They're Part of the Broader 'Insect Apocalypse' image

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The Best-Preserved Viking Ship in the World Just Survived Its Treacherous Final Journey image

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Archaeologists Unearth Treasure-Filled Tomb Belonging to the First Known Ruler of a Maya City in Belize image

Archaeologists Unearth Treasure-Filled Tomb Belonging to the First Known Ruler of a Maya City in Belize
Asteroid-Deflecting Missions May Need To Hit Asteroids in the Perfect Spots To Prevent Future Collisions image

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David Bowie Spent His Final Months Writing a Musical Inspired by Satire and Crime in 18th-Century London image

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Scientists Shed Light on the Mysterious 'Cold Blob' in the North Atlantic Amid a Search for Its Cause image

Scientists Shed Light on the Mysterious ‘Cold Blob’ in the North Atlantic Amid a Search for Its Cause
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These Long-Lost 17th-Century Paintings Were Looted by the Nazis. They Just Surfaced at an Ohio Auction House image

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Africa's Oldest Mummy Is a Toddler Who Died 5,400 Years Ago, Nearly a Millennium Before the Egyptians Started Mummifying Their Dead image

Africa’s Oldest Mummy Is a Toddler Who Died 5,400 Years Ago, Nearly a Millennium Before the Egyptians Started Mummifying Their Dead
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The Sundarbans is the only mangrove forest in the world inhabited by Royal Bengal Tigers. The Indian Sundarbans is about 4,000 sq. km, with 102 islands — 54 are inhabited by humans and 48 are protected as the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve. Spotting the tiger here is harder than in any other forest. The Sundarbans tiger is unlike any beast I have ever seen. The tiger on the mainland is leaner, longer in length, with a warm yellow coat. Its Sundarbans cousin is smaller in overall size, but stockier, and more reddish-brown in colour. It lives a much harder life too. Twice-a-day hundreds of kilometres of the forest disappear under the currents of the high tide, pushing the tiger to drink saline waters and lead an amphibious life. The habitat has turned the tiger into an expert, long-distance swimmer that hunts with as much finesse in tidal currents as it does on land. Sundarbans tiger also hunts fish, crab, turtles, and water monitor lizards, apart from the usual chital, wild boar, and other prey including snakes. It can fight with estuarine crocodile for kill. in the past they were infamously called as "Man eaters" as there are history of tiger attacks on the tribal people of the nearby islands. In this image the Tiger was photographed just before crossing a water channel by swimming. And before it crossed the channel, it gave us this glance.

King of the Mangroves

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“The tiny New York town where mediums connect with the dead.”

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Visitors participate in a Forest Temple service in the spiritualist community of Lily Dale, about an hour southwest of Buffalo. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)

The Tiny New York Town Where Mediums Give Voice to the Dead
Lily Dale is home to about 40 mediums who connect thousands of spiritual seekers with their deceased loved ones
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Unicornfest. Guardian of the Ocean Artist: Farrah Fortnam The ‘Guardian of the Ocean’ is there protect all oceans. Hoping he will create urgent action for healthy seas and oceans as we must do so much more to protect our precious eco systems around the world. From overfishing, plastic pollution, contamination and climate change. The huge challenges are endless and overwhelming. But what about trash on the land?

Trash and Guardian of the Ocean

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