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The best science images of the year: 2019 in pictures

A black hole’s perilous edge, anti-poaching warriors, whisky webs and more.
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A black hole

The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration unveiled this first direct image of a black hole and its event horizon in April. The team used eight radio observatories to capture the ring of light around the void, which is at the centre of the galaxy Messier 87. Credit: ETH Collaboration

2019 will be remembered as the year humanity captured the first-ever image of a black hole. The year also brought fresh views of some of Earth’s smallest living creatures and ominous signs of its changing climate. Here are the most striking shots from science and the natural world that caught the attention of Nature’s news team.

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Nature 576, 354-359 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03839-z

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