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- A performer dressed as robot stands at an escalator during the press preview of the international toy fair in Nuremberg, southern Germany. (Copyright: AFP/Getty Images)
The most impressive pictures from the worlds of science and technology this week - including a robot that can sniff out pollen levels, and a WWII-era fighter in scenic surroundings.
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Christmas treats and the end of the world
Bathing snow monkeys, a tweeting pope and elephant dung coffee.
Architectural giants and a new way of seeing the Moon
Red pandas, Saturn and Nature’s unstoppable forces
The world's largest bloom, the world's largest aquarium and the world's fastest sailing boat
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Space shuttle, Baumgartner and Hurricane Sandy
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