Home of Barbra Streisand

The home of Barbra Streisand, an American singer and actress, in Malibu, California. In 2003 her attempts to suppress this photograph, taken for the California Coastal Records Project, led to the unintended consequence of publicizing the photograph much more widely; before Streisand filed her lawsuit, the image had been downloaded only six times (twice by Streisand's lawyers), whereas in the month after the lawsuit afterwards more than 420,000 people visited the site. The term "Streisand effect" evolved from the controversy and has been used to describe subsequent cases of the phenomenon.

Jeans-Baptiste Capronnier

Three scenes of the legend of the Miraculous Sacrament in stained glass windows in the Cathédrale of Saints-Michel-et-Gudule, Brussels, by Jean-Baptiste Capronnier (c. 1870). The contributions of Capronnier (1814–1891) helped lead to a revival in glass painting.

Humble oil Building

The Humble Oil Building in Houston, Texas, was completed by the Humble Oil and Refining Company in 1921. A tower, visible to the right, was added fifteen years later. Humble Oil used this building as their headquarters until 1963. Listed on the National Register of Historic Placesin 1999, the building now houses a Courtyard by Marriott hotel, as well as apartments and retail space.

Hercules beetle

The Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) is the largest of the rhinoceros beetles. Able to lift almost 850 times their own weight, these South and Central American beetles can measure 17 cm (6.75 inches) in length.

Eggs

Many humans consume various types of eggs as part of their diet. Two edible parts of an egg are shown here, in this shell-less chicken egg (the type most often consumed): the white and the yolk. The white is a clear liquid surrounding the yolk, consisting of 90% water and 10% dissolved proteins. The yolk, a firm yellow sphere, contains all of the egg's fat and cholesterol and about one-half of the protein.

SNCB Class 77

The SNCB Class 77 is a class of 4-axle B'B' diesel-hydraulic locomotive designed for shunting and freight work. It was manufactured at the beginning of the 2000s by Siemens Schienenfahrzeugtechnik, and later by Vossloh at the Maschinenbau Kiel plant in Kiel, Germany, for the National Railway Company of Belgium (SNCB/NMBS).

The Ardabil Carpet

The Ardabil Carpet in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, is a Persian carpet completed during the reign of Tahmasp I (mid 16th century). Acquired by the museum in the 1890s, the carpet, which has 26 million knots, was "in tatters" and was restored by sacrificing a similar rug.

Chesme Church

The Chesme Church is a small Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Built by the Russian court architect Yury Felten in 1780, at the direction of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, it was erected to commemorate the anniversary of Russia's 1770 victory over Turkish forces in Chesme Bay during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774.

Cydalima perspectalis

The larva of Cydalima perspectalis, a species of moth native to eastern Asia but also found in Europe. Larvae, such as this specimen photographed in Dornbirn, Austria, feed on the leaves and shoots of Buxus species.

Plumbeous Water Redstart

The Plumbeous Water Redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa, male pictured) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae which is found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. The bird's common name refers to its colour, resembling lead. The bird tends to be found near running water, often at higher altitudes, though it will go to lower altitudes during the winter.