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UK heatwave, Mars robots and endangered tiger cubs | The best images in science this week

This week, the UK endured a record-breakingheatwave这也一直在影响欧洲的广阔地区，许多破坏性的野火影响了许多国家，包括法国，西班牙，葡萄牙，希腊和意大利。英国的温度在许多位置达到40°C，而在葡萄牙，记录了47°C的温度。

In happier news, three critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs made their first public appearance this week at London Zoo. The tigers, who are on the IUCN red list of threatened animals, are so far developing well.

If you are a fan of stargazing, or even just looking to make a wish or two, thePerseid meteor showerstarted this week, and should be visible for a number of weeks.

Kicking us off

机器人足球 — A robot kicks a football during a match at RoboCup 2022, a robotics and artificial intelligence event in Bangkok, Thailand, on 16 July 2022. Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP/Getty Images

塑料不是很棒

塑料污染展览 — 人们在2022年7月17日在阿根廷布宜诺斯艾利斯的Technopolis科学，技术，工业和艺术展期间漫步，该展览模拟了海洋污染。

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FRANCE-SEA-NATURE-ANIMAL — A photograph shows a mauve stinger jellyfish ( Pelagia noctiluca) on the French riviera city of Nice, on 17 July 2022. These jellyfish are small, yet covered in many stinging cells that can cause pain long after contact. They can also be damaging to tourism, emptying beaches if they appear in large numbers. Photo by Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Dry land

英国低水位 — An aerial picture shows the falling water level at Weir Wood reservoir, near Crawley, UK, on 17 July 2022. This week, the UK's meteorological agency issued its first ever red warning for exceptional heat, with the temperature reaching record highs of 40°C. Photo by Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images

Horse power

太阳能农场形状像马 — Aerial photo taken on 17 July 2022 shows the Steed Power Station of Tianci Lake solar power plant, situated in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China. The plant consists of 196,300 photovoltaic panels. Photo by CFOTO/Future Publishing/Getty Images

Firestorm

Forest fire trees France — A photo shows a forest fire in Louchats, south-western France, on 17 July 2022. A heatwave across Europe has caused many wildfires in France, Spain, Italy and Greece, causing extensive damage to property and wildlife. Photo by Thibaud Moritz/AFP/Getty Images

高高飞

飞板在泳池上 — This photo, taken on 18 July 2022, shows people watching a flyboard performance as they cool off in a pool to escape the hot weather at a water park in Huaian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Photo by STR/AFP/Getty Images

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准备采样火星

Robotic arm for Mars — 将火星样品返回地球的任务将看到一个欧洲的250万机器人手臂拾取管，里面装满了火星的珍贵土壤，并将其转移到火箭上进行历史悠久的星际交付。该图像在2022年7月19日发布的这张图片中看到的那样，复杂的机器人将在火星样本返回活动的成功中发挥至关重要的作用。NASA和ESA之间的关节努力旨在到2033年将火星样品带到地球。

Time to say hello

Sumatran tiger cubs — Three critically endangered Sumatran tiger cubs born in June at ZSL London Zoo, UK, roll in soft straw and snuggle up to mum Gaysha in their Tiger Territory home, on 21 July 2022. The cubs remained inside the Zoo’s behind-the-scenes cubbing den for the first few weeks of their lives, before recent warm weather prompted Gaysha to bring them outside. Photo by George Cuevas/ZSL London Zoo

Starry starry night

starry sky — 这张长期曝光的图片于2022年7月21日早些时首都贝鲁特。ibrahim chalhoub/afp/getty图片摄

Virtual fireworks

virtual fireworks — Attendees holding lanterns look at digitally projected images of fireworks on a stone wall during a preview of the Naked Summer Festival at Nijo-jo Castle, on 21 July 2022 in Kyoto, Japan. The combined displays of art installations using projection mapping and virtual events in the metaverse will be held at the UNESCO-listed historic castle until August. Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images

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