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  1. Rolling hills with fields and blocks of forest form the background of a view taken from the top of a hill with large stones in the foreground. There is heather growing on the side of the rocks in the bottom-left corner.

  2. Water discharges from three outlet pipes of varying sizes, below is a step of water cascading down

  3. An aerial view of a bus stop in Wales with flowers and vegetation growing on top. There is a bus lane in front of the stop and a cycle path behind it. A bus is driving past the stop and is out of focus.

  4. A shiny dark beetle stood on muddy ground, with a small green leaf to its left and a twig above its head.

  5. A conservationist holds a young manx shearwater. The bird is grey and fluffy.

  6. A combined sewer overflow pipe discharging fast flowing water into the River Calder at Hebden Bridge. The water looks comparatively clean and is likely to be a mixture of rainwater and wastewater.

  7. A woman and three men stand outside a stone marina building and smile for the camera in the sunshine. A sign behind them reads 'marina showers'.

  8. Suzie is a black, white and grey cocker spaniel. She lies on a dark blue blanket with yellow cushions behind her.

  9. An aerial view of a fire pit at former RAF Upper Heyford in 1989.

  10. The site of a former recycling centre in Worksop

  11. A researcher dressed in personal protective equipment is studying quantum technology closely inside a laboratory. They are looking through a circular lens with a large purple circle closer to the camera.

  12. Close-up of a worker wearing black protective gloves and a high-visibility jacket holding a yellow clinical sharps container inside a recycling facility. The container bears a biohazard symbol and warning labels instructing users not to fill it above the marked line.

  13. Colourful buildings with blue, green and red roofs cluster on the steep hillside of Namche Bazaar in Nepal's Everest region, as thick cloud and mist drift through the valley and partially obscure the surrounding mountains.

  14. Two Arctic wolves lying on a rock in a wooded area, with foliage seen around them

  15. Roman barracks ruins in a field with houses in the background.

  16. Russian President Vladimir Putin looking to the side as he stands during a presentation of Russian technology at the Russia-Africa Summit.

  17. A bit of land. It is covered in rubbish and cardboard boxes. There is green grass.

  18. An aerial view of several houses next to each other with solar panels on brown roofs either side of them. Gardens with trees and roads with cars on can be seen either side of the houses.

  19. Eden Geothermal Ltd's CEO Augusta Grand standing in front of large red valves and pieces of engineering pipework. The sky is blue with clouds.

  20. Two men with grey hair and green fleeces standing in front of a stack of pumpkins in an outdoor area with farm buildings behind them

  21. The inner-stone circle at Stonehenge with shadows cast on the grass and sunlight coming through the gaps in the stones with blue sky in the background.

  22. The side of the thylacine head with its teeth visible, mounted on a shield shaped board.

  23. Woman with light brown hair tied in a ponytail, wearing a brown jacket, looks through a rail of donated Halloween costumes at Prescot Library. Other adults and children are gathered in the library, with bookshelves and a display of comics visible behind them.

  24. A northern nutcracker bird. It has chocolate coloured feathers with white speckling. It is sitting on a thin tree branch on the left and has a bug in its mouth.