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Hand covered with soil holding a soil worm formed by students during a field practical on manual soil texture analysis. — The Science of Touch Antonio Jordán

Close-up of numerous green Botrydium algae growing on moist soil, illustrating pioneer organisms that contribute to biological soil crust formation on a river terrace in southern Spain. — Tiny Spheres, Lasting Landscapes Antonio Jordán

Exposed rock face with grey and reddish-brown sedimentary layers. The strata are fractured and tilted at various angles, with some blocks displaced, interspersed with green moss and plants. — Falling Rocks and the Birth of Soil Antonio Jordán

A hollow in light grey, textured rock filled with reddish-brown soil and small pebbles. The surrounding rock is pitted and weathered with irregular edges. — A Small Place Where Soil Begins Antonio Jordán

Large, rounded grey boulders with rough, weathered surfaces and patches of green moss. They are clustered together in a natural landscape with green trees under a pale sky. — A Landscape Written in Quartz and Rain Antonio Jordán

Close-up of dark grey, layered rock with diagonal fractures. Patches of bright green and yellowish-green moss grow along the crevices and surfaces. — The Green Side of the Stone Antonio Jordán

Close-up of beige and grey sedimentary rock with a coarse, fossiliferous texture. Several deep, circular holes of varying sizes are eroded into the surface. — Once Upon a Time Beneath the Water Antonio Jordán

Dark grey, fractured rock face with prominent horizontal bedding and vertical joints. Small patches of bright green moss grow in the crevices. — Another brick off the wall Antonio Jordán

Large fractured limestone blocks at Cerro del Hierro, Seville, surrounded by reddish soil and sparse vegetation. The central rock shows several cracks and weathered surfaces. — The Unseen Work of Weathering Antonio Jordán

A small fern, Ceterach officinarum, growing along a narrow crack between two weathered rock surfaces. Its green fronds emerge from the fissure, surrounded by patches of lichen on the dark rock. — A Foothold in the Rock Antonio Jordán

View of the Sierra Nevada mountain range from Granada's Albaicín neighbourhood, with the snow-capped Mulhacén rising prominently above the surrounding peaks. — Where the Mountains Meet the Sky Antonio Jordán

A dark patch of forest shaped like the Italian peninsula stands out on a golden hillside beneath cloud-wrapped grey mountains, with a wide sunlit grassy plain in the foreground. — Castelluccio di Norcia: Italy-shaped conifer wood Tiziana Lanza

Fingers hold a small moss-covered object against a blurred coastal backdrop. — Every Little Thing Counts Antonio Jordán

Rock with rectangular cutout and visible debris. — Half muscovite, half biotite Sophie Graul

Moonlit waters reflecting soft glow, serene shoreline under twilight sky. — Evening sky of Nafpaktos, Greece Andriani Exintaridi

Sunset over Seville with pink, violet and reddish tones caused by smoke from the Niebla wildfire, about 60 km away. — Purple haze over the city Antonio Jordán

Tall, thin waterfall pouring down a rock face into a turquoise pool among large boulders, with a pebbly path in front and conifer forest beside it. — Hiking trail at Pericniku hut, Triglav National Park Szilvia Szilagyi

Clear turquoise river curving between white gravel banks, seen through bare trees from a woodland path, with forested mountains and a blue sky behind. — Sava river at Bohinjska Bela Szilvia Szilagyi

Close-up of clover leaves thickly coated in dark grey volcanic ash, with only a few bright green leaves and edges showing through. — Resilience Beneath the Ash Sandro Matos

Vast dark cave with a high, pale rocky roof above a still turquoise lake, a lamp lighting the far shore and a small railing at the water's edge. — Furna do Enxofre (Sulphur Cave), Graciosa Island Sandro Matos

Dark cinder cone erupting, glowing red at the summit beneath a towering black ash column, with pale steam plumes drifting beside it and ash-covered trees lit orange in the foreground. — Cumbre Vieja eruption, La Palma Sandro Matos

Silky white waterfall pouring over mossy boulders into a dark pool in a forest stream, surrounded by ferns, ivy and green trees. — Silky fall in a step-and-pool mountain stream Daniele Penna

Steep layered volcanic mountainside above a valley, with a dark rock wall cutting straight down the slope, small farm buildings and fields beside it and a winding road with a car in front. — How to deal with nature: anthropogenic cross-cutting relationships Fenna Ammerlaan

Sunset sky glowing orange and yellow over the sea, with foaming waves washing around many dark rocks along a shore and a green headland on the left. — Transient Light on the Dynamic Coast of Porto Pim, Faial Island Linda Inês Silva

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