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Rare images of Europe's 'ghost cat'

A rare wildcat photographed in the Doupov mountains in the Czech Republic (Credit: Vladimír Čech Jr)

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Panels and cables of the Large Hadron Collder at Cern (Credit: Alamy)

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By Chris Baraniuk

An illustration of an optical illusion involving vases and faces (Credit: Estudio Santa Rita/ BBC)

The algorithms tricked by optical illusions

By Sandrine Ceurstemont

Carlos Alcaraz jumps to return a ball with his tennis racket (Credit: Getty Images)

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By Kit Yates

Snow covering the rocky slopes of Monviso in the Italian alps (Credit: Getty Images)

A pixel in the snow: How AI found a lost climber

By Vedrana Simičević

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How to help your body detox itself

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A close-up of two cupped hands holding a pile of hardened frankincense "tears" (Credit: Getty Images)

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By Lauren Hadeed

A newborn green sea turtle flops into the water on a sandy beach (Credit: Getty Images)

Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025

By India Bourke, Isabelle Gerretsen, Sophie Hardach, Martha Henriques, Katherine Latham, Lucy Sherriff and Jocelyn Timperley

A diver plays sounds of healthy coral reef next to a newly established "patch reef" (Credit: AIMS/ Gemma Molinaro)

The year the sea fell silent

By Frankie Adkins

Researchers exploring the Gorringe Seamount (Credit: Oceano Azul Foundation)

The 'shark mountains' hidden in the sea

By Katherine Latham

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