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All eyes open: 20 sublime images from the Nature Through The Lens photography competition

An incredibly rare black panther (Panthera pardus) photographed in Laikipia Country, Kenya. The photographer spent more than a year photographing leopards in this location using a high-quality camera trap system that was developed to snap elusive and nocturnal wildlife. Prior to this project, a black panther had not been scientifically documented in Africa for more than 100 years.

The rare black panther not seen in Africa for 100 years: Sony World Photography Awards 2021

TAKOMA PARK, MD - MAY 10: The empty shell of a periodical cicada nymph clings to a tree after the adult insect molted on May 10, 2021 in Takoma Park, Maryland. Once soil temperatures reach about 64°F, billions and billions of these periodical cicadas -- members of Brood X -- will emerge in fifteen states and the District of Columbia after living underground for 17 years. The cicadas will emerge, molt, mate, lay eggs and die within a matter of weeks. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

In pictures: Brood X cicadas emerge after 17 years underground

Maggots and kelp must be on the menu to curb global malnutrition

Maggots and kelp must be on the menu to curb global malnutrition

How do tsunamis form? © Getty Images

How do tsunamis form?

Frozen lakes and underground waterfalls: Inside one of the world's deepest caves © Robbie Shone

Frozen lakes and underground waterfalls: Inside the Dark Star deep cave system

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Everyday science

Mars selfies, Pink Moons and a robot servant: The best images in science this month

Climate 'tipping points' can be reversed – but only if we act quickly © Getty Images

Climate ‘tipping points’ can be reversed, suggests new research – but only if we act urgently

21st-Century technology recreates the landscape of a 275-year-old battle © Getty Images

3D scanning gives new insight into 275-year-old Jacobite battlefield

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Scientists are burying 2,000 pairs of underpants in Switzerland

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21 incredible pictures from the Bird Photographer of the Year 2021

TOPSHOT - A pilot takes a flight on a flying taxi prototype during testing in Moscow on March 16, 2021. - Russian developer of passenger drones Hoversurf company tests its Hover drone taxi, a flying vehicle that can fly 30 minutes on one charge at an altitude of 150 meters transporting passengers and cargo up to 300 kg for a distance of up to 100 kilometers at speed of 200 kilometers per hour. The company aims to have these drones operating by 2025. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images)

Everyday science

Cyborg skin, flying cars and THAT boat: Here’s our favourite scientific images from March

Costa Rica tropical forest

Coffee waste can supercharge the growth of new forests

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The unseen stunning side of UK sea life, as told in 11 photos

What are the 10 coldest places on Earth? © Getty Images

What are the 10 coldest places on Earth?