Science images of 2025 – Nature's picks
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- A skydiver silhouetted against the Sun's surface with dark sunspots, captured by Andrew McCarthy and Gabriel Brown.
- A tardigrade with a tiny 'tattoo' created using an electron beam, showcasing potential biomedical applications.
- Colonies of Volvox algae in a water droplet, offering insights into early multicellular life, photographed by Jan Rosenboom.
- A lab-grown human kidney 'assembloid' with functional filtering units, a step towards artificial kidneys.
- Rare 'red sprites' lightning captured in New Zealand, described as ethereal by photographer Tom Rae.
- The sheep nudibranch, a solar-powered sea slug, photographed laying eggs by Giancarlo Mazarese.
- Kenya’s black rhinoceroses rebounding from near-extinction, with conservation efforts highlighted in a winning wildlife photo.
- Courting crab spiders showcasing size disparity, photographed by Sandip Guha in India.
- A 'time machine' in Brazil simulating future atmospheric conditions to study forest adaptation to climate change.
- Stunning image of the Trifid and Lagoon Nebulae captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's massive camera.
- Deadly urban fires in Los Angeles, exacerbated by weather whiplash and urban density.
- Circular clouds illuminated by lava from Chile’s Villarrica volcano, photographed by Francisco Negroni.
- Two male green frogs fighting over territory, a humorous winner in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards.
- A juvenile candy crab on pink coral, a favorite image from the Ocean Photographer of the Year competition.
- A lone mushroom contrasted with decommissioned radio-telescope antennas in South Africa, photographed by Marco Longari.
- A man rescuing a sheep during wildfires in Greece, captured by Thanassis Stavrakis.
- A sloth clinging to a barbed-wire fence, symbolizing the struggle of wildlife amidst habitat destruction.