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thermal night vision grab of starlings roosting A group of common starlings come in to roost after dark ? shown using thermal imaging cameras, Bodmin Moor, Cornwall Page 235, Wild Isles book

Stunning photographs accompany Attenborough's Wild Isles show

29 March 2023

These images from a companion book to David Attenborough's new documentary series celebrate the wildlife of Britain and Ireland
PHOTO DATE: 10-14-22 LOCATION: Black Point Lava Flow, Arizona SUBJECT: Photographic documentation of Crew-1 re familiarization in support for Desert Rats 2022 in Flagstaff, Arizona. PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD

See the astronauts learning how to walk on the moon... in Arizona

30 November 2022

These photographs are of JETT3 and D-RATS, two Earth-based missions designed to replicate aspects of future moon landings and help NASA engineers enable astronauts to do science on the lunar surface
Polar bears caught feeding on a whale carcass in breathtaking photos

Polar bears caught feeding on a whale carcass in breathtaking photos

25 May 2022

With an enormous sperm whale to feast on, Svalbard polar bears gain access to more than just the bear necessities
James Lovelock standing near the sea at Chesil Beach

James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life

11 July 2019

New Scientist interviewed James Lovelock to discuss Gaia’s Novacene and our new AI overlords, microwaving hamsters for science and why Elon Musk’s Mars mission is ‘crazy’

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