Photos of the Day: Jan. 3

In today’s pictures, a skier jumps in a competition in Austria, gale-force winds blow through England, rising fuel prices spark protests in Nigeria, and more.

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Photos of the Day: Dec. 30

In today’s photos, a U.S. presidential hopeful counts on his aide’s support, Russian firefighters battle a blaze on a nuclear submarine, Times Square prepares for a party, and more.

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Art for Science’s Sake

Princeton’s annual “Art of Science” contest is open to students, faculty, staff and alumni, and aims to prove that science is beautiful–these images were created during the course of research…

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Photos of the Day: Dec. 29

In today’s pictures, Kurds mourn the victims of a deadly border airstrike, a goalie lets one slip past him, an elephant tries to avoid the scale, and more.

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Shooting Under the Antarctic Ice

For “Frozen Planet” director Chadden Hunter and cameraman Didier Noiret, the challenges of photographing emperor penguins rocketing through ice holes from the water below at speeds of 250 miles per hour were significant, but shooting them underwater was even more daunting…

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WSJ On Assignment: Photos of the Year 2011

From muddy fishing in India to wading through an animal fat spill in Houston, Texas, take a look back at a few of The Wall Street Journal’s most memorable images of 2011.

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Photos of the Day: Dec. 28

In today’s pictures, a youth stands at a roadblock in Yemen, a Spanish town has a flour fight, a croc attacks a lawnmower in Australia, and more.

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Photos of the Day: Dec. 27

In today’s pictures, Honda prepares to deal with hundreds of waterlogged cars, the New Orleans Saints celebrate a new record, a Bavarian village puts the finishing touches on a church built of snow, and more.

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Close-Up Cuisine

What exactly are we eating? That’s the question that Caren Alpert sets out to answer in her “Terra Cibus” series of magnified photos of food on exhibition at the James Beard Foundation in New York through the end of the month.

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Photos of the Day: Dec. 23

In today’s pictures, students dressed as Santa scale a mountain near Seoul, a comet crosses the sky, women in India compete in a tug of war challenge, and more.

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