Lava fountain filmed from a helicopter above a volcanic crater
A column of lava rose from the crater floor, feeding glowing flows beneath a grey plume of gas.
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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.
Night view from orbit: Mediterranean coasts aglow
Footage from the space station shows city lights tracing the dark expanse of the sea.
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.
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.
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.
Forestry harvester at work in a winter woodland
A timber machine working through a snowy birch wood stacks felled trunks by the track.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Paragliding at sunset: gliding over the mountains
Launching from a hillside, the pilot made a long glide through golden light above the valley.
Kitesurfers make the most of a windy beach
Under the late-afternoon sun, dozens of colourful kites caught the breeze above the waves.
Mountain biking down a sagebrush trail
Weaving through the bends of a dirt track, the rider kept up speed across the dry scrubland.
A day in the lab: samples examined with care
Technicians in white coats work on blood and tissue samples inside biosafety cabinets.
Hiking the ridge trail: health one step at a time
Walkers on a path between rocky hills made their way past bright orange poppies.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Busy bees among purple blooms
Bumblebees landing on asters in the autumn sun gathered nectar from flower to flower.
