Images Dated 26th August 1998

Art of space shuttle exploration

Planetary exploration. Computer artwork depicting the space shuttle being launched to explore the planets of our solar system. The planets are not drawn to scale. The two largest planets are Saturn (left), with its extensive ring system, and Jupiter (right). Earth lies below and between them, with Mars and then Pluto to its left. Below Pluto is Neptune, with the Earth's moon to its right and Venus beneath it. At centre right are Mercury (brown) and Uranus (green/blue). Future space shuttles may be launched into space in order to explore the planets

© VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Colonists clearing rainforest by Ecuadorian Amazon

Deforestation. View of colonists clearing rainforest from along the banks of the River Amazon (upper right) in Ecuador. This systematic clearing of trees and vegetation from the rainforests has raised concern that countless plant and animal species could be made extinct. There are also worries that the lack of oxygen- producing vegetation in this area could contribute to global warming, due to increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Apart from the commercial use of timber, and development of urban and agricultural land, foreign oil companies have been sold massive areas of forest, with subsequent large-scale destruction of vegetation

© DR MORLEY READ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Blue Bottle Flies Feeding on Spore Mass of Starfish Stinkhorn Fungus Costa Rica

© Fogden, Michael / Animals Animals/Earth Scenes

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