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3D-printed lenses that can ignore certain objects in frame

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AI-created lenses let camera ignore some objects when taking pictures

Camera lenses that ignore certain objects and only capture images they have been designed to recognise can be built in just hours from clear plastic with a 3D printer

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Image printed on a flexible material

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Stretchy material could make bandages change colour when getting loose

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FEATURE - Clouds of Hydrogen Gas ? Simon Tang Clouds of hydrogen gas give way as the magnetic field lines of the sun snap and clash together. This display of nature creates astonishing features, known as prominences, on the limb of the Sun. Taken with QHYCCD QHY5III-174M camera, 5040mm f/33.6, 1000 x 12-millisecond frame exposures Location: Los Angeles, California, United States

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Stunning solar prominences shine in photography competition

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This young green turtle was eagerly snacking on a lion?s mane jellyfish at Julian Rocks like a child eating candy floss. She took such a large mouthful that the jelly morsel wrapped around her face like a veil as she kept swimming blindly towards the surface.

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Like a child eating candyfloss: see a green turtle tuck into jellyfish

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Striking photos of jellyfish shed light on the enigmatic invertebrates

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Striking photos of jellyfish shed light on the enigmatic invertebrates

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A gas eruption in the submerged crater of the island of Panarea

Environment

Incredible photos reveal underwater volcanic activity near Sicily

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Fascinating shots of extinct and endangered animals and plants

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Dazzling photo of a pink salt lake shortlisted for major competition

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Dazzling photo of a pink salt lake shortlisted for major competition

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FEATURE CROP The global winning image was taken by Jan Martinek (Czech Republic). Arabidopsis thaliana flower with pollen tubes growing through the pistil. The flower tissues were chemically cleared to become transparent, while the pollen tubes were stained with aniline blue (yellow fluorescence) in order to be seen.

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Dazzling close-up images of the natural world, from flowers to flies

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Polar bears caught feeding on a whale carcass in breathtaking photos

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Polar bears caught feeding on a whale carcass in breathtaking photos

With an enormous sperm whale to feast on, Svalbard polar bears gain access to more than just the bear necessities

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Health

Radiotherapy masks to hellebore root: see the ways we confront cancer

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Humans

A city of 10 billion: Speculative image paints a vision of the future

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Humans

Remarkable images bring water's myriad meanings to life

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Humans

Striking images of the International Space Station and space shuttles

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