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Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

Space

Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

New images reveal threads of ultra-hot gas woven throughout the sun's corona, in the most detailed look at previously unseen parts of the atmosphere of our closest star

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Dazzling damselflies and a SpaceX plume commended by photo awards

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Dazzling damselflies and a SpaceX plume commended by photo awards

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Incredible close-up images of the natural world recognised with awards

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Incredible close-up images of the natural world recognised with awards

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Newly discovered species found deep in the ocean contains microplastic

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Newly discovered species found deep in the ocean contains microplastic

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Mysterious crater on Mars could be a good place to look for life

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Mysterious crater on Mars could be a good place to look for life

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World's only known pink manta ray spotted in the Great Barrier Reef

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World's only known pink manta ray spotted in the Great Barrier Reef

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eye through magnifying glass

Humans

I scanned thousands of research images by eye to expose academic fraud

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Lush island landscape in Polish lake captured from above

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Lush island landscape in Polish lake captured from above

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Image of mice tussling wins a Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize

Environment

Image of mice tussling wins a Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize

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Hundreds of millions of locusts are forming swarms bigger than cities

Life

Hundreds of millions of locusts are forming swarms bigger than cities

The worst invasion by desert locusts in decades has hit Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. The swarms are destroying crops and could cost millions of dollars to contain

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Art prints made using rain, fog and snow reveal the nature of water

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People have built a glacier in the desert using a huge tower of ice

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Humans

Don't miss: A singing bridge, a lost people and brilliant minds

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Contaminated banknote images reveal how money gets caked in bacteria

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