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Life

Fascinating shots of extinct and endangered animals and plants

Taken from Marc Schlossman's new photography book, Extinction, these images document specimens from the Field Museum's private collections, from the critically endangered kakapo bird to the hawksbill sea turtle

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Dazzling photo of a pink salt lake shortlisted for major competition

Earth

Dazzling photo of a pink salt lake shortlisted for major competition

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FEATURE CROP The global winning image was taken by Jan Martinek (Czech Republic). Arabidopsis thaliana flower with pollen tubes growing through the pistil. The flower tissues were chemically cleared to become transparent, while the pollen tubes were stained with aniline blue (yellow fluorescence) in order to be seen.

Life

Dazzling close-up images of the natural world, from flowers to flies

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Polar bears caught feeding on a whale carcass in breathtaking photos

Life

Polar bears caught feeding on a whale carcass in breathtaking photos

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All the tablets cancer patient Ann-Marie takes in a month. I have been collecting a month of empty packaging, and have taken photos from arrival to making into dossett boxes some 50 tablets a day, making 1500 a month

Health

Radiotherapy masks to hellebore root: see the ways we confront cancer

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Humans

A city of 10 billion: Speculative image paints a vision of the future

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The Arrival of The Boat People, 2020, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, pigment print on Hahnemuhle paper, 27 x 48 in. ? Tuan Andrew Nguyen 2021. Courtesy the artist and James Cohan, New York

Humans

Remarkable images bring water's myriad meanings to life

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FEATURE International Space Station Airlock and Hatch

Humans

Striking images of the International Space Station and space shuttles

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Stunning images of mollusc shells reveal their beauty and diversity

Environment

Stunning images of mollusc shells reveal their beauty and diversity

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Stunning photograph shows a flower as an insect might see it

Environment

Stunning photograph shows a flower as an insect might see it

Debora Lombardi's image, shortlisted for the 2022 Sony World Photography Awards, uses a photography technique to show the fluorescence of flowers under UV light, revealing them as insects might see them

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Environment

Earth's vital rivers captured in stunning drone and satellite images

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Technology

See the murky world of vampire appliances captured on camera

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Life

Vibrant rainbow-hued wrasse is officially named a new species

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Life

Beautiful new photos of flamingos thriving in Mexico's wetlands

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