Amelia Seger

A polar bear peers into a cabin in Svalbard, the Arctic archipelago in Norway, which was the subject of an April 2009 story. About 3,000 polar bears live in Svalbard, outnumbering the human population.

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A variety of seabirds make their homes on the High Bluffs of Alaska's Saint George Island. The island is part of the Pribilof Islands, an archipelago 200 miles off the coast of Alaska.

A Decken's sifaka lemur sits among the limestone towers in Madagascar's Grand Tsingy. The image was taken for a story in the November 2009 issue about the labyrinth of stone.

An overpass allows grizzlies and other wildlife to safely cross a highway in Alberta, Canada.

A male elephant grabs an evening snack in Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park. Most of the park’s elephants were killed for their ivory, used to buy weapons during the nation’s 15-year civil war, which ended in 1992. With poaching controlled, the population is recovering

Close up of the inscription "Ulfberht" on a Viking sword. These swords – made from crucible steel with a high carbon content – were the weapons of the elite. They were so sought-after they were widely imitated, though the specific process required to make one remains hard to recreate even 1,000 years later.