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RPS Woman Science Photographer of the Year a small group of atmospheric scientists move a fluxsled to the ice, this was the first instrument deployed on the new MOSAiC floe. ?Leap of Science? by Lianna Nixon (USA)

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See the top shots in the Woman Science Photographer of the Year award

From bioluminescent marine algae to soap bubbles, these stunning images are some of the winners and finalists for the inaugural RPS Woman Science Photographer of the Year competition

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The research vessel Falkor (too)

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High-tech research ship ready to seek new life at hydrothermal vents

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A scene from NEXT EXIT, a Magnet release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

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Next Exit film review: New tale of the afterlife takes a wrong turn

Culture

Oosterschelde flood barrier with windmills in the Netherlands at the Northern Sea taken from above with a drone

Environment

Coastal cities have added 2500 squares kilometres of land since 2000

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Hulhumale, a new island in the Maldives

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Artificial urban islands could supply homes in Maldives as waters rise

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crustacean larvae

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Prawn larvae conceal their eyes with reflectors to hide from predators

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An artist's impression of ‘Oumuamua, passing through the solar system

Space

Space rock or flashy alien technology? We're going to find out

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Supernova 1987A shines brightly close to centre of this image

Space

Supernovae might be a good place to hunt for alien broadcasts

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Two planets orbiting a red-dwarf star (illustration)

Space

Up to 74% of planets in the ‘habitable zone’ may not be good for life

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Launching vehicle loaded with an ORCA type detection unit KM3NeT - LOM-on-anchor.jpg KM3NeT the next generation neutrino telescopes KM3NeT is a research infrastructure housing the next generation neutrino telescopes. Once completed, the telescopes will have detector volumes between megaton and several cubic kilometres of clear sea water. Located in the deepest seas of the Mediterranean, KM3NeT will open a new window on our Universe, but also contribute to the research of the properties of the elusive neutrino particles. With the ARCA telescope, KM3NeT scientists will search for neutrinos from distant astrophysical sources such as supernovae, gamma ray bursters or colliding stars. The ORCA telescope is the instrument for KM3NeT scientists studying neutrino properties exploiting neutrinos generated in the Earth's atmosphere. Arrays of thousands of optical sensors will detect the faint light in the deep sea from charged particles originating from collisions of the neutrinos and the Earth. The facility will also house instrumentation for Earth and Sea sciences for long-term and on-line monitoring of the deep sea environment and the sea bottom at depth of several kilometers.

Earth

Help in the hunt for neutrinos while exploring deep-sea ecosystems

The Deep Sea Explorers project is calling for volunteers to help remove noise from data collected by a neutrino telescope at the bottom of the sea, finds Layal Liverpool

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Life

Marine heatwaves could wipe out all common sea stars by 2100

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Breakaway iceberg raises concerns over Antarctica’s 'doomsday glacier'

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Ichthyosaurs used a barren region of the ocean as an ancient nursery

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LIGO may be able to detect alien warp drives using gravitational waves

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