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Cool Science Images
2015 Cool Science Image Contest
Want to share your work or interest in science? Send us your cool science images! Contest submissions accepted Feb. 3 – March 6, 2015*
2014 Cool Science Image Contest Winners
Thunderstorm
Typically, the swirl of stormy weather obscures the cells at the heart of severe thunderstorms. This uncommonly clear view of an entire More
Muscular Mouse
Bee vision
To the human eye, Bidens ferufolia — a species in the sunflower family — has all-yellow petals (left). Bees see the same
Penguins
An emperor penguin makes the 5-foot leap to solid ice at the Penguin Ranch in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. A few emperor penguins are
Ties that bind
Pannexin1, a tumor-suppressing protein, plays a vital role in binding tissue together. When cells expressing Pannexin1 touch, the
Take a tour of the ocean floor
Video: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Have you ever wondered what the ocean floor looks like? The National Oceanic and
Moonbow
The Skogafoss is one of the biggest waterfalls in Iceland, and is especially beautiful in this stunning image under the aurora
Melanocytes
Eyes aren’t the only human organ that can “see” light. It turns out that skin cells called melanocytes have a
Breidamerkurjökull Glacier, Iceland
This view, taken by the QuickBird satellite operated by DigitalGlobe, shows the Breidamerkurjökull Glacier in Iceland. The Quickbird is
Let it snow
If you saw something like this falling from the sky, you might think that the weather outside was indeed frightful. But this dumbbell
The tiniest car in the world
Buckle your tiny seatbelts. Scientists have created a car at the nano scale. Just how small is nano? One nanometer equals one billionth
Follow that flock!
You don’t have to be a birder or ornithologist (a.k.a. a bird scientist) to think this graphic is fascinating. This map shows where