The best science and technology pictures of the week

18 November 2014

News image — A WWII-era Lockheed P-38 Lightning flies over the Kitzuehel Alps in Austria during an exhibition flight. (Copyright: AFP/Getty Images)

AFP/Getty Images A WWII-era Lockheed P-38 Lightning flies over the Kitzuehel Alps in Austria during an exhibition flight. (Copyright: AFP/Getty Images) — A WWII-era Lockheed P-38 Lightning flies over the Kitzuehel Alps in Austria during an exhibition flight. (Copyright: AFP/Getty Images)

The most impressive pictures from the worlds of science and technology this week - including a robot that can sniff out pollen levels, and a WWII-era fighter in scenic surroundings.

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The sun's corona, a frozen fire and a model for future living

Pollution from space, active volcanoes and a robot restaurant

Amazing Lego sculptures, freakish weather… and Big Bird

Gruesome tools, environmental disasters and intimate views from space.

Christmas treats and the end of the world

Bathing snow monkeys, a tweeting pope and elephant dung coffee.

Architectural giants and a new way of seeing the Moon

Red pandas, Saturn and Nature’s unstoppable forces

The world's largest bloom, the world's largest aquarium and the world's fastest sailing boat

Venice under water, a total eclipse and a pedestrian-avoiding car

Space shuttle, Baumgartner and Hurricane Sandy

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A year in space

The year in technology

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