2015 Cool Science Image Contest Winners

The Why Files 2015 Cool Science Image contest winners. More »

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*

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Typically, the swirl of stormy weather obscures the cells at the heart of severe thunderstorms. This uncommonly clear view of an entire More »

Protein synthesis in muscle is seen for the first time. More »

To the human eye, Bidens ferufolia — a species in the sunflower family — has all-yellow petals (left). Bees see the same

An emperor penguin makes the 5-foot leap to solid ice at the Penguin Ranch in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. A few emperor penguins are

Pannexin1, a tumor-suppressing protein, plays a vital role in binding tissue together. When cells expressing Pannexin1 touch, the

Video: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Have you ever wondered what the ocean floor looks like? The National Oceanic and

The Skogafoss is one of the biggest waterfalls in Iceland, and is especially beautiful in this stunning image under the aurora

Eyes aren’t the only human organ that can “see” light. It turns out that skin cells called melanocytes have a

This view, taken by the QuickBird satellite operated by DigitalGlobe, shows the Breidamerkurjökull Glacier in Iceland. The Quickbird is

If you saw something like this falling from the sky, you might think that the weather outside was indeed frightful. But this dumbbell

Buckle your tiny seatbelts. Scientists have created a car at the nano scale. Just how small is nano? One nanometer equals one billionth

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