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  1. World

    Aurora seen from the space station ripples above the atmosphere

    Timelapse footage from orbit captures the southern lights in full motion over the Southern Hemisphere. Liam Brennan

  2. World

    Night view from orbit: Mediterranean coasts aglow

    Footage from the space station shows city lights tracing the dark expanse of the sea. Sofia Marchetti

  3. World

    Earth’s night side spins into view as city lights outline the continents

    An animation built from satellite data gathers the planet’s artificial lights into a single turning globe. Daniel Osei

  4. World

    Moonlight on the ocean, city lights on land

    4K footage from the space station follows a night-time pass from moon glint over the Pacific to the lights inland. Amara Nwosu

  5. Business

    Harvest season: rice pours into a waiting trailer

    Paddy streaming from a combine’s unloading auger quickly filled the trailer at the edge of the field. Lucas Moreau

  6. Business

    Forestry harvester at work in a winter woodland

    A timber machine working through a snowy birch wood stacks felled trunks by the track. Ingrid Halvorsen

  7. Business

    Combines side by side in a wheat field: the harvest from above

    Drone footage shows two combine harvesters unloading grain into a moving tractor trailer. Rafael Ortega

  8. Technology

    Search-and-rescue robot tackles a stepped obstacle course

    A tracked robot used its cameras and lights to pick its way across a field of uneven wooden blocks. Chloé Martin

  9. Technology

    A 3D model of a Mars rover, seen from every angle

    The animation shows the six-wheeled rover’s robotic arm, cameras and chassis in detail. Isabel Duarte

  10. Technology

    Night launch: a sounding rocket climbs through the clouds

    Fired from a pad ringed by trees, the rocket left a trail of flame before vanishing into cloud. Owen Pryce

  11. Sports

    Paragliding at sunset: gliding over the mountains

    Launching from a hillside, the pilot made a long glide through golden light above the valley. Yasmin Haddad

  12. Sports

    Kitesurfers make the most of a windy beach

    Under the late-afternoon sun, dozens of colourful kites caught the breeze above the waves. Freya Collins

  13. Sports

    Mountain biking down a sagebrush trail

    Weaving through the bends of a dirt track, the rider kept up speed across the dry scrubland. Mateo Silva

  14. Health

    A day in the lab: samples examined with care

    Technicians in white coats work on blood and tissue samples inside biosafety cabinets. Grace Mwangi

  15. Health

    Hiking the ridge trail: health one step at a time

    Walkers on a path between rocky hills made their way past bright orange poppies. Leo Novak

  16. Culture

    Night show on the shore: fireworks bloom above the water

    Spectators lining the seafront watched coloured fireworks open in half-domes on the surface of the sea. Callum Reid

  17. Culture

    As the towers light up: a riverside skyline turns to night

    A timelapse turns a cloudy evening into night as towers and skyscrapers switch on their lights. Diego Fernández

  18. Culture

    Ruins of a medieval stronghold seen from the air

    Drone footage shows stone walls on a green hill, a manor house and the small town around them. Niamh Gallagher

  19. Lifestyle

    A waterfall tumbling step by step through the forest

    Water spilling from a high rock wall runs over mossy ledges in a series of small cascades. Jamal Carter

  20. Lifestyle

    A water bird hunts for food beneath a waterfall

    A small grey bird working the mossy rocks dived into the current in search of prey. Ruth Abernathy

  21. Lifestyle

    Busy bees among purple blooms

    Bumblebees landing on asters in the autumn sun gathered nectar from flower to flower. Ana Sousa

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