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volcano oasis

Earth

The tiny oasis spared wrath of Hawaii's volcano

A tiny stretch of road has escaped the lava flows from the latest eruption of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano, which is still menacing a corner of Big Island two months after it began

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space launch system

Space

Giant rocket simulator helps engineers tweak before first launch

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man reaching into robot's head

Technology

These hyper-real androids are climbing out of the uncanny valley

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stag beetles

Life

Fighting with a fifth of your body weight on your head

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The Tarantula Nebula

Space

See a cosmic spider caught spinning up brand new stars

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Night fishing with light-up lures that can be seen from space

Earth

Night fishing with light-up lures that can be seen from space

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Plastic in Space

Earth

Salvaged plastics imitate bizarre and beautiful sea life

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Gallery of terrifying gynaecological tools from past 200 years

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Swirling wall of moving patterns represents our thoughts

Humans

Swirling wall of moving patterns represents our thoughts

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Baffin Bay

Earth

Join NASA's Operation IceBridge on its icy polar mission

This photoset is a glimpse into life as an ice watcher – flying long missions over frozen polar terrain to keep tabs on the warming world

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Life

This big cat's seafood snack is an endangered turtle

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Space

The neon swirls that show how a map of our galaxy is made

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Life

The spiky but stunning burrs that litter the South African coast

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Life

The hypnotic face and emerald eyes of the yellow pygmy goby

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