An aerial photo shows a general view of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, in Shanghai on October 9, 2024. (Photo by Jade Gao/AFP Photo)

Students perform during a “Bhangra” folk dance competition at a university in Amritsar on October 29, 2024. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)

The cheerleaders for NFL’s Arizona Cardinals warm up fans at a game against the New York Jets in Glendale, Arizona on November 10, 2024. (Photo by Joe Camporeale/Reuters)

A woman rests on a pile of plush toys at IKEA store in the shopping district of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong on November 3, 2024. (Photo by Mladen Antonov/AFP Photo)

An American robin feeds on holly berries in a thicket near Elkton in southwestern Oregon on November 16, 2024. Many birds can safely consume holly berries, including blackbirds, redwings, and thrushes. There is an old wives tale that if you see a bird eating a berry, it is safe for humans to eat, but this is not true. Birds consume many plants that are poisonous to humans, holly berries included. (Photo by Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Creations by fashion designer Guo Pei, one of China's leading couture artists, are seen on display during the “Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination” exhibition at the M+ art museum in Hong Kong on September 17, 2024. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)

Oil pools in a leaf on the beach following an oil slick at Tanjong Beach in Sentosa, Singapore on June 15, 2024. (Photo by Edgar Su/Reuters)

Musicians play as bathers run into the chilly waters of English Bay while celebrating New Year's Day with the Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Chris Helgren/Reuters)