Stunning Science Photography - National Geographic's 10 Favorite Images (GALLERY)


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The results for National Geographic’s Best Science Images of 2008 are in--and, as you’d expect, they are incredible. Coming in first is an image of tiny green diatoms which created a fern-like forest as they attempted to attach to marine invertebrates. Other images include a still shot of a vibrating string, squid suckers and polymazing. Illustrations, posters and 3D imaging are also included in the short list as well as several different methods of photography. Via: news.nationalgeographic |
Magnified Mystery Meats - Gross Edible Macro Photography (GALLERY)
Put down that sandwich for this one. Is it a slug? Is it surgical waste? No, thanks to macro photography, it’s a close-up encounter with the innards of some of the processed meats that many of us eat on… [More]
Perfect Angle Photography - Mighty Optical Illusions (VIDEO)
Mighty Optical Illusions has a great collection of photos which were taken at the right moment for unexpected results. Some of the highlights include perfect moments when the man with the cell phone passes… [More]
Rare Animals Captured on Film - First African Okapi Photos (GALLERY)
On September 10th, the first photos ever of the elusive African Okapi, a.k.a. “Africa’s Unicorn”, have been published online by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Okapi, according to the ZSL site,… [More]
Atom Smasher Photography - Large Hadron Collider Art (UPDATE) (VIDEO)
Who says scientific instruments have to be black and gray? The Large Hadron Collider is a rainbow of colors that have lured and inspired photographers to catalog the Hadron Collider as a work of art. The… [More]
Nature Closeups - Dewdrop Macro Photography (GALLERY)
Every day, we pass by millions of tiny scenes without notice. This collection of dewdrop macro photography highlights some amazingly beautiful images found in nature, reminding us that the world is more… [More]
Drawing with Bacteria - Art on Agar (GALLERY)
Yet again art on agar is solid proof of why I love geeky scientists to an inappropriate level. Here is the work on one such man - Niall Hamilton - a part-time microbiologist from New Zeland. On the… [More]
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