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Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic

Environment

Cool photographs capture new geopolitics of the melting Arctic

As global warming accelerates, the Arctic is changing fast. Gregor Sailer captures this deep shift in his photographs of military stations and ice monitoring kit, part of his exhibition called The Polar Silk Road

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A red-eyed tree frog in its Costa Rican rainforest home

Earth

Some of the stunning winners of the Sony World Photography Awards

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Magnificent photograph captures eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano

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Magnificent photograph captures eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcano

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Mongolia - Uvurkhangai province - Portrait of Ganbaatar Davaasuren (?Bukhuu? ) riding one of his horses.

Humans

Stunning photos show nomadic life of Mongolian goat herders

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Hellroter Ara oder Scharlachara, Ara macao, auseinadergefaltete Fl??gel sowie Hals und Schwanz, wie viele Ppageienarten f??llt er durch die extreme Farbigkeit seines Gefieders auf, sein Gefieder ist vorwie gend leuchtend rot, w??hrend der Ansatz der Oberfl??geldecken gelb und im weiteren Verlauf gr??n ist. Schwungfedern und R??cken sind leuichtend blau, er ist einer der gr????ten Papageien der Welt, Verbreitung: von Mexiko bis Zentralbrasilien, Lebensraum: feuchte Tieflandw??lder, Lichtungen, Savannen und Flu??ufer, L??nge von Fl??gelspitze zu Fl??gelspitze: 110 cm, Kopf-Schwanz 85 cm, Focus stack aus 3 Einzelaufnahmen

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Close-up photographs capture feathers' dazzle factor

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Majestic photographs of the world's major telescopes

Technology

Majestic photographs of the world's major telescopes

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Image taken from the Extinct & Endangerd exhibition by Levon Biss, in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History. The project shines a light upon insect decline and biodiversity, displaying insects that are either already extinct or under severe threat. The photographs by Levon Biss are created from up to 10,000 individual images using microscope lenses and contain microscopic levels of detail to provide the audience with a unique visual experience.

Life

Endangered insects captured in vivid photographs

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Dazzling photographs of flocking flamingos

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Dazzling photographs of flocking flamingos

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Grotto in a berg, Terra Nova in distance Taylor and Wright (interior), Antarctica, 5th January 1911. British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913. (Photo by Herbert Ponting/Royal Geographical Society via Getty Images)

Humans

Telling the story of Antarctica through 100 objects

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Weather Photographer of the Year - collage for main image

Earth

Wintry scenes top Weather Photographer of the Year competition

Christopher Ison's photo of Storm Eunice and Zhenhuan Zhou’s shot of Niagara Falls covered in ice have taken the top prizes in the Royal Meteorological Society’s annual competition

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Life

Spotlight on plankton, the ocean's fascinating, bite-sized creatures

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Space

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

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Life

Orchidomania: A history of our obsession with orchids

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Environment

A gift from nature: Geothermal energy in Tuscany's Valle del Diavolo

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