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How a digital tool brought Notre-Dame back to life in record time
Against a blue grid background,  3D digital twin of Notre-Dame is placed next to an image of the completed building

A wounded sea turtle swims again thanks to 3D printed harness
Photograph shows Charlotte the sea turtle swimming under water after she's been fit with the 3D-printed harness


F1 racer takes life-size Lego car for a spin
Two McLaren P1s appear to be racing each other – the Lego-made version on the front and the original at the back. Caption reads: "Lego Racer"

Land, air, and space footage captures the surging Hurricane Milton
Satellite footage captures Hurricane Milton as is brews near Florida's West Coast


This quirky EV dates back to the 1940s
A split screen in B&W shows Peugeot's retro VLV from the back (left) and its front opened to show the E batteries' storage (right); caption reads: "Vintage EV"

Earth's melting ice sheets may screw with your tech
An illustration of a human index finger spinning the Earth on its tip. Caption reads: "Unforeseen Consequences"

How do we navigate climate disinformation online?
An illustration shows the silhouette of a man hypnotised by his phone. Around him, the background is full of smartphones with bright screens reading FAKE, thumbs up and heart reactions, chat and email inboxes.

Drone footage shows the devastating floods in Rio Grande do Sul
Drone footage shows an urban road submerged under water. Caption reads: "Devastating floods"

Tiny shapeshifting stickers detect post-surgery complications
A white background photograph shows a couple of medical tweezers next to three of the tiny stickers placed on an index finger for scale.

Rare POV footage captures polar bears in their melting habitat
A split screen image shows the POV of two polar bears swimming together, with their heads above the surface (left), and submerged underwater (right)

World’s tallest wooden wind turbine promises a cleaner future
An aerial shot shows workers standing inside a wooden wind turbine as it is being constructed.

What if protecting coral reefs means growing them on land?
A split screen shows three images of corals - one of two hands holding a coral, one of the corals under water on the land farm, and one of a coral reef in the ocean.

Drone footage shows Iceland volcano eruption’s damage on Grindavík
An aerial drone photograph shows the Icelandic town of Grindavík during the volcano eruption on Sunday, 14 January 2024. In the backround, we see new eruptions from the fresh fissures in an immediate proximity to the town.

St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City gets a digital twin
A split screen shows a photograph of St Peter's Basilica in Vatican city (left), juxtaposed with a B&W 3D render (right). Caption reads: "Digital twin"

An entire country ran on renewable energy for six days straight
A picture shows the top of a typical portuguese house, yellow walls, dark green shutters, and a red rooftop. Behind it, against the blue sky a win turbine is peeking in the background.

Iceland’s seismic waves sound awfully eerie. You can listen.
A split screen shows a hole caused by an earthquake is Grindavík, Iceland on the left. On the right, there's a picture of a recently erupted Icelandic volcano, with lava and smoke coming out of the crater.

Greenland’s glaciers are melting twice as fast this century, study shows
A split-screen shows an aerial photograph of a Greenland glacier in the 1930's, next to one from 2023, making the loss of ice in the region particularly visible. Caption reads "Rapid ice loss"

How a flying hospital is helping fight preventable blindness
A long shot shows the side of Orbis's Flying Eye Hospital plane. Caption reads "traveling eyecare."

Artificial reefs could offer a new climate solution
An underwater photograph shows marine organisms attached to the artificial reef. Caption reads: "Artificial reef"

Missing Antarctic sea ice shows a new, worrying reality
A penguin colony walks near the edge of an icy landscape in Antarctica, with the vast ocean and icebergs visible in the background. Caption reads "Missing ice"

How young climate activists took Montana to court. And won.
Photograph depicts young people sat in court for the Held v Montana trial. Caption reads "Held versus Montana"

What we know about the Maui wildfires
Aerial shot shows the town of Lahaina in Maui completely obliterated by the wildfires. Palm trees have been destroyed and houses have been burned to the ground. Caption reads: "Devastating blaze."

Who are the UAP whistleblowers and what are they telling congress?
Lt. Ryan Graves testifies to congress over UAP sightings

What the hottest month on record looked like across the globe
A firefighter tries to put down a raging fire. Caption reads "global boiling"
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