Pangolin protectors, an inflatable lab and young stars — June’s best science images

Pangolin protectors, an inflatable lab and young stars — June’s best science images

The month’s best science images

The world’s largest urban rooftop farm opened to the public on 1 July. Located on top of an exhibition centre in southwest Paris, the farm stretches over 15,000 square metres and aims to produce several hundred kilograms of fruit, vegetables and spices each day. It will use space-saving methods such as aeroponics, in which plants are grown in vertical columns without soil and are fed liquid nutrients.

See more of the month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.

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