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See this award-winning shot of a reef manta ray taken by a drone

Lewis Burnett's powerful photographs of a saltwater crocodile, Risso's dolphins and a reef manta ray are part of a collection that won him the Portfolio prize in the 2023 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year competition

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The Global Winner The global winning image was taken by Laurent Formery (USA). Nervous system of a juvenile sea star (Patiria miniata) about 1 cm wide. Labeled with an antibody against acetylated tubulin after optical clearing, and captured using a color-coded Z-projection.

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Time for your close-up: vivid images of nature loom larger than life

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The US is doing its biggest-ever survey of nature and wildlife

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One third of all vertebrate species are exploited by humans

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2F9J4BG Different Insects incl Green Rose Chafer, Cetonia aurata, & Black & Red Checkered Beetle, Trichodes apiarius, Feeding on Common Hogweed or Cow Parsley

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Microbe map reveals how hundreds of insects got their diets

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Hilma af Klint The Ten Largest, Group IV, No. 9, Old Age, 1907 Courtesy of The Hilma af Klint Foundation

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Famed abstract artists capture nature as you’ve never seen it before

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illustration of an African Savannah Landscape

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Sleeping Beauties review: The strange nature of nature's inventiveness

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Restoring just nine groups of animals could help combat global warming

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Wild Isles,16-08-2022,Sir David Attenborough,Sir David Attenborough, filming for Wild Isles series, next to Common puffins (Fratercula arctica), Skomer Island, off Pembrokeshire coast, Wales, UK, June 2022,?Alex Board/Silverback Films,Alex Board WARNING: Use of this copyright image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures' Digital Picture Service (BBC Pictures) as set out at www.bbcpictures.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/. In particular, this image may only be published by a registered User of BBC Pictures for editorial use for the purpose of publicising the relevant BBC programme, personnel or activity during the Publicity Period which ends three review weeks following the date of transmission and provided the BBC and the copyright holder in the caption are credited. For any other purpose whatsoever, including advertising and commercial, prior written approval from the copyright holder will be required.

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Wild Isles review: David Attenborough turns focus to UK and Ireland

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Urban Jungle review: The new challenge of cities teeming with life

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Urban Jungle review: The new challenge of cities teeming with life

New York contains more species than Yosemite National Park, and Australian cities have more endangered species per unit area than non-urban regions. Ben Wilson's book explores living in harmony with nature before it bites back

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The push to grant legal rights to nature is gaining momentum

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Protected areas in Britain fail to stop loss of insects and spiders

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Wildcat review: Come for cute animals, stay for nuanced psychology

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Countries agree landmark deal to halt global decline in nature by 2030

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