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Evident Image of the Year global winner: Cross-section of a Cosmic Orange aster flower with pollen grains maturing inside anthers. Captured by Igor Siwanowicz of the United States. Igor Siwanowicz of the United States was selected as the global winner for his striking cross- section image of a Cosmic Orange Mexican aster flower that vividly depicts pollen grains maturing inside anthers. To create this image, Siwanowicz embedded isolated florets in agarose, sectioned on a vibratome and stained with Calcofluor White and Congo Red dyes. The sample was dehydrated, cleared and mounted in methyl salicylate. Siwanowicz chose to image this flower to observe how aster florets are organized before the flower opens. ?I was lucky to pick my flower buds at the right stage of development, with the pollen grains almost fully mature but still bound together in a mass,? Siwanowicz explained. ?I think this image shows the true beauty of a common flower that most of us take for granted by extending it well beyond what we can see with the naked eye. The beauty of natural form and design is present on very different scales, sometimes almost in a fractal manner?as we continue to zoom in, the form may lose familiarity but also become a new emotional experience.?

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See the world in close-up in these intricate images of nature

For a truly exquisite glimpse of plants and animals, check out some of the top entries and the winner of the 2024 Evident Image of the Year contest

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What: This photo shows a spiny toad amplexus, with a female in the middle of several males. When: The photo was taken in May 2024. Where: The image was taken in the Pyr??n??es Atlantiques, France. How it was taken: The photo was taken at night, when hundreds of toads are crossing the roads to reach their egg-laying grounds. It's common to see such clusters of toads at this time of year. How it was post-processed: I made some basic adjustments to the brightness and contrast, as well as highlighting the individuals and applying a slight vignetting, while taking care not to distort the original photo.

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See nature in close-up in these stunning photographs

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The winner of Nikon Small World photography competition went to a shot of tumour cells in a mouse's brain

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These stunning photos celebrate the intricacy of the microscopic world

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See the stunning winners from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

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Space

A dramatic return from space in Kazakhstan

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Queenstown aurora, Australia
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year showcases world’s best space images

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Passiflora lady margaret.full colour Seeds: Time Capsules of Life Rob Kesseler & Wolfgang Stuppy Papadakis Publisher Publication date: 16th September 2024

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Close-up photographs of seeds show their intricate beauty

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Nature's Ribbon ? Winner ? Ammar Alsayed Ahmed, United Arab Emirates

Earth

Mangrove forests celebrated in stunning photographs

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25 Jinyun Quarries ? DnA_Design and Architecture

Earth

Epic images show old mines transformed into a library, lab and museum

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Physics

Take a look behind the scenes at the world’s largest fusion experiment

Photographer Enrico Sacchetti captures the power and potential of ITER, an international nuclear fusion experiment currently under construction in southern France

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Humans

Haunting photos bring fictional female explorers to life

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Technology

See the solitary structures that once helped aircraft stay on course

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Life

Dazzling photos capture the unreal beauty of insects

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Earth

Photos of a rusting Alaskan river win 51动漫 Editors Award

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