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Incredible close-up images of the natural world recognised with awards

Earth

Incredible close-up images of the natural world recognised with awards

Ethereal photos of life’s building blocks, Earth’s toughest creature and a close-up of a gem win Olympus Global Image of the Year Life Science Light Microscopy Award regional prizes

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Newly discovered species found deep in the ocean contains microplastic

Life

Newly discovered species found deep in the ocean contains microplastic

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Mysterious crater on Mars could be a good place to look for life

Space

Mysterious crater on Mars could be a good place to look for life

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World's only known pink manta ray spotted in the Great Barrier Reef

Life

World's only known pink manta ray spotted in the Great Barrier Reef

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eye through magnifying glass

Humans

I scanned thousands of research images by eye to expose academic fraud

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Lush island landscape in Polish lake captured from above

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Lush island landscape in Polish lake captured from above

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Image of mice tussling wins a Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize

Environment

Image of mice tussling wins a Wildlife Photographer of the Year prize

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Hundreds of millions of locusts are forming swarms bigger than cities

Life

Hundreds of millions of locusts are forming swarms bigger than cities

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Art prints made using rain, fog and snow reveal the nature of water

Environment

Art prints made using rain, fog and snow reveal the nature of water

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People have built a glacier in the desert using a huge tower of ice

Humans

People have built a glacier in the desert using a huge tower of ice

An artificial glacier has been built by local people in the Himalayan desert of Ladakh to provide water

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Humans

Don't miss: A singing bridge, a lost people and brilliant minds

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Life

Contaminated banknote images reveal how money gets caked in bacteria

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Life

Beautiful close-ups of endangered big cats make real catwalk look tame

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Health

Small wonder: See the microscopic knotted beauty of a surgical stitch

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