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DIY on Mars and amazing ice caves: 24 fantastic Images of the Month August 2021

The risk of developing a genetic disease drops off as we age © Getty Images

The risk of developing genetic diseases drops off as we age

Signs of extra-terrestrial life could be found in the next two to three years, astronomers claim © Amanda Smith, University of Cambridge

Signs of extra terrestrial life could be found in the next two to three years, astronomers claim

This smart chainmail switches from tough to flexible on command © Caltech

This smart chainmail switches from tough to flexible on command, like Batman’s cloak

Has modern society condemned humans to be lonely? © Getty Images

Reality Check Has modern society condemned humans to be lonely?

ThumbRecreating heart blood vessels - Elisa Avolio

Newly born blood vessels win British Heart Foundation photography prize

Genomic study of the rhinoceros family tree could help to save the critically endangered animals from going extinct © Beth Zaiken

Study of rhino’s family tree could help save them from extinction

Flavonoid-rich food could improve your gut microbiome and lower your blood pressure © Getty Images

Flavonoid-rich food could improve your gut microbiome and lower your blood pressure

Tyrannosaurus Rex may have been a picky eater © Getty Images

Tyrannosaurus Rex may have been a picky eater

Beaver culling: How will it affect rewilding plans? © Alamy

Should we cull the beaver? A legal case at the heart of the rewilding debate

Why is the Gulf Stream slowing down and what does it mean for the future of the UK’s climate? © Getty Images

Why is the Gulf Stream slowing down and what does it mean for the future of the UK’s climate?

rattlesnake © Getty

This sneaky rattlesnake will use an auditory trick to avoid being trampled on

We thought we knew how our brains understand speech. We were wrong © Getty Images

We thought we knew how our brains understand speech. We were wrong

Mammals evolved much faster after dinosaur extinction than previously thought © Banana Art Studio

Mammals evolved much faster after dinosaur extinction than previously thought

XINJIANG, CHINA - AUGUST 13: A man watches the Perseid meteor shower on the Pamir Plateau on August 13, 2021 in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

Perseids: 2021’s most active meteor shower in pictures