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Striking images of the International Space Station and space shuttles

These detailed images from photographer Roland Miller’s new book Orbital Planes offer a privileged peek inside NASA’s space shuttle programme

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Stunning images of mollusc shells reveal their beauty and diversity

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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

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Stunning photograph shows a flower as an insect might see it

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

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

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See the murky world of vampire appliances captured on camera

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Vibrant rainbow-hued wrasse is officially named a new species

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Vibrant rainbow-hued wrasse is officially named a new species

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Caribbean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) chick under the wing of protective parent, breeding colony, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, June.Finalist in the Portfolio Category of the Terre Sauvage Nature Images Awards 2017. First Prize in the '2017 National Wildlife Photo Contest' organised by the National Wildlife Federation of the USA

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Beautiful new photos of flamingos thriving in Mexico's wetlands

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Beautiful images illustrate the dawn of modern botany

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Beautiful images illustrate the dawn of modern botany

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Undersea beds: Nemo’s Garden takes terrestrial farming to new depths

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Undersea beds: Nemo’s Garden takes terrestrial farming to new depths

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Dust devils' subtle trails across Mars revealed in bold blue

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Dust devils' subtle trails across Mars revealed in bold blue

The Martian surface is criss-crossed by little whirlwinds that swirl through its thin atmosphere. Their tracks are revealed in this striking infrared image taken by the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

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Bearbnb: Polar bears make themselves at home in abandoned village

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Glorious photos of garden-variety wildlife vie for international prize

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New colony of gentoo penguins discovered on Antarctic Peninsula

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Lithium fields: Beautiful from the air, trouble on the ground

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