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10. Regalia presented to Ashurbanipal

Humans

Ancient clay tablets offer vivid portrait of Mesopotamian life

When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the clay tablets were preserved by the heat. Selena Wisnom's new book reveals more

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How cloud-seeding could help us predict when it will snow

Environment

How cloud-seeding could help us predict when it will snow

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Nuke Image Round

Physics

Hypnotic art has its roots in the terrifying reality of nuclear bombs

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Rhiannon Adam, United Kingdom, Finalist, Professional competition, Creative, Sony World Photography Awards 2025

Space

Eerie image of a space-bound rocket among photo contest finalists

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Smiling-Damselfly-?Benjamin_Salb This is a stacked image of a damselfly I encountered on an early morning macro outing this spring. The expression of the damselfly is remarkable, and the large pseudopupil area gives it an almost cartoonish quality. This is my favorite damselfly capture to date.

Life

Incredible close-up images of insects scoop photo contest honours

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Fly Agaric (detail) ? Marshmallow Laser Feast

Life

Striking artworks reveal the beauty of mushrooms and other soil life

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Images that capture our timeless obsession with the moon

Images that capture our timeless obsession with the moon

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A natural ice cave formed by glacial retreat, at the edge of a moraine.

Environment

Chilling images reveal melting ice worlds

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Franconian Trumpeter.

Life

Fancy pigeons flaunt their feathers in this striking photo series

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Incredible images show the moment SpaceX's Starship exploded

Space

Incredible images show the moment SpaceX's Starship exploded

James Temple was "in the right place at the right time" to take these dramatic images of SpaceX's Starship's seventh flight test disintegrating above the Atlantic Ocean

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Space

Extraordinary images reveal the mysteries of Mars

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Earth

Incredible images tell the tale of the world’s most prized marble

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Health

Visualising a virus: How our covers captured an unfolding crisis

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Earth

Remarkable images capture the diversity of Earth's ice formations

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