Cave stalagmite. Cave explorer watching as a stalagmite grows bigger and bigger as each drop of water lands on it. Photographed in the Gouffre Berger

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Cave stalagmite. Cave explorer watching as a stalagmite grows bigger and bigger as each drop of water lands on it. Photographed in the Gouffre Berger cave, in the Vercors Cave System, located in the French Alps.

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Photo credit: © ROBBIE SHONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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