Have an ice New Year's Day
Polar bears at play in the Arctic (© Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock)

The glistening village
Star trails over Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland (© Roberto Moiola/Getty Images)

The glistening village
Star trails over Ardez, Graubunden, Switzerland (© Roberto Moiola/Getty Images)

Ring in the fun
The Radcliffe Camera and All Souls College, University of Oxford, England (© atiger/Shutterstock)

Ring in the fun
The Radcliffe Camera and All Souls College, University of Oxford, England (© atiger/Shutterstock)

A borderline paradise
Bản Giốc–Detian Falls on the Quây Sơn River, Vietnam (© Shane P. White/Minden Pictures)

A borderline paradise
Bản Giốc–Detian Falls on the Quây Sơn River, Vietnam (© Shane P. White/Minden Pictures)

Head-turner in the treetops
Plum-headed parakeet at Shimoga, Karnataka, India (© Hira Punjabi/Alamy)

Head-turner in the treetops
Plum-headed parakeet at Shimoga, Karnataka, India (© Hira Punjabi/Alamy)

Divine depths
Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy (© Andrea Pucci/Getty Images)

Divine depths
Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy (© Andrea Pucci/Getty Images)

Rocks and rollers
Moeraki Boulders at sunset, South Island, New Zealand (© Douglas Pearson/eStock Photo)

Rocks and rollers
Moeraki Boulders at sunset, South Island, New Zealand (© Douglas Pearson/eStock Photo)

Step up your game
Snow on the Great Wall of China (© View Stock/Alamy)

Step up your game
Snow on the Great Wall of China (© View Stock/Alamy)

Honoring Jimmy Carter
The US Capitol dome with flags flying at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, Washington, DC (© J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Honoring Jimmy Carter
The US Capitol dome with flags flying at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, Washington, DC (© J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere
Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada (© Basic Elements Photography/Getty Images)

Bubbles, bubbles everywhere
Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada (© Basic Elements Photography/Getty Images)

Arches of a bygone era
Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco (© Calin Stan/Shutterstock)

Arches of a bygone era
Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco (© Calin Stan/Shutterstock)