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Underwater photo competition showcases stunning images of marine life

Diving seabirds, a tiny octopus and a close encounter with a grey whale feature in breathtaking entries for the 2024 Underwater Photographer of the Year competition

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Nima Sarikhani, Wildlife Photographer of the Year.j

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Incredible picture of polar bear snoozing atop an iceberg is a winner

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Barry Webb (#445691)

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Otherworldly beauty of fungi on show in photo competition

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Diving with manatees in Mexico’s unexplored caves

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See these exquisite images of starling murmurations around Europe

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6 exquisite images from Close-up Photographer of the Year

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?Goleuadau?r Gogledd? ? Mathew Browne Wales, United Kingdom The title of this image, ?Goleuadau?r Gogledd,? translates to ?Northern Lights? in Welsh. Finding the accurate translation proved challenging, as this phrase isn?t commonly used in everyday conversations here in South Wales. Witnessing the aurora borealis this far south is a rare occurrence, and capturing it at an iconic location like Paxton?s Tower adds to its uniqueness. Paxton?s Tower, a hilltop folly with a history spanning over 200 years, overlooks the picturesque Carmarthenshire countryside. For over an hour, the horizon beyond the clouds emitted hues of green and pink. However, for a brief yet magical moment, the sky came alive with impressive pink pillars, visible to the naked eye

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See a dazzling collection of the year’s best northern lights pictures

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Snow Leopard Starry Night: How A Rare Image Can Bring Big Protections This is a wildlife first: a snow leopard captured under a starry night sky in stunning fidelity. An image that could help protect the species by turning a neglected area into a protected park.

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First ever photo of a snow leopard under a starry sky is spectacular

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Wolf-Rayet stars are known to be efficient dust producers, and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on NASA?s James Webb Space Telescope shows this to great effect. Cooler cosmic dust glows at the longer mid-infrared wavelengths, displaying the structure of WR 124?s nebula. The nebula is made of material cast off from the aging star in random ejections, and from dust produced in the ensuing turbulence. This brilliant stage of mass loss precedes the star?s eventual supernova, when nuclear fusion in its core stops and the pressure of gravity causes it to collapse in on itself, and then explode. As MIRI demonstrates here, Webb will help astronomers to explore questions that were previously only left to theory about how much dust stars like this create before exploding in a supernova, and how much of that dust is large enough to survive the blast and go on to serve as building blocks of future stars and planets.

Space

Six of the most amazing space pictures from 2023

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See a very special spruce – the Tree of Life in Washington state

Anna Beeke's shot of this huge spruce, which has become a landmark on the Pacific shoreline, is part of a stunning new book of photographs highlighting trees and woodlands around the world

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Artist’s tulip photos capture transience of life

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Chile’s Atacama salt flats captured in spectacular drone shot

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See a mob of seals save their pups from a shark in Planet Earth III

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Intricate photo of rat’s retina wins Nikon Small World competition

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