Aug
Check out these incredible launch photos from photojournalist Dan Winters
To witness a space shuttle launch is something that very few of us are (were) able to witness first-hand. Nevertheless, it’s comforting to know that photographers like Dan Winters were there to capture the vast beauty and immensity of lift-off for the rest of us.
From Time:
Dan Winters, who grew up during the golden age—the Cronkite Age—of space reporting, is one of the photographers who has mastered the craft best. His pictures can practically singe your eyebrows and set you squinting with their brilliance, while at the same time capturing the black smoke and deep clouds that are often the counterpoint to the fires of liftoff.
These three photographs are just three of many that are included in the upcoming compilation, Last Launch, by Dan Winters.
Aug
Thanks, delicious cup of yoghurt!
Jul
Outback scenes
The Australian outback - one of the most vast, misunderstood, and beautiful examples of nature’s richness.
To celebrate the iconic Outback, Australian Geographic presents a selection of their classic photos.
See the full collection here.
Jun
Harlequin shrimp, Indonesia
First described scientifically in 1852 as Hymenocera picta, the Harlequin shrimp is found in the tropical Pacific and Indian oceans where it feeds exclusively on starfish.
This image was taken by underwater photographer Girts Kravalis in Indonesia and was featured by National Geographic in their Photo of the Day series.
Jun
Gigapixel camera: Capturing more than meets the eye
Engineers at Duke University have developed a camera that can take photos up to 1000 times larger than a conventional camera - 1 billion pixels!
While it will initially be used for military purposes, never fear - it will probably appear on the iPhone soon..
Read more at Nature.
Jun
Have you ever wanted to know what camera film looks like when placed in hydrochloric acid?
Then today is your lucky day - a South Carolina physics teacher has done just that, as shown in the image above.
A standard photographic film consists of a plastic layer with halide salts attached using gelatin which, when exposed to a light source, forms an invisible image. Chemicals are then applied to this invisible image to “develop” the film.
As you can see in the image above, the hydrochloric acid has caused the plastic layer to completely separate from the gelatin-containing salts producing two distinct states.
(via Boing Boing)
Jun
Fluorescent protein expression in a plant
This is a confocal micrograph of fluorescent proteins being expressed in the stem of Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress seedling), a model plant often used in plant biology and genetics.
Jun
Japanese Spider Crab (Macrocheira Kaempferi): 13ft leg span/41Ib.. They are massive!
May
The day Einstein died
Albert Einstein, whose theories exploded and reshaped our ideas of how the universe works, died on April 18, 1955, of heart failure. He was 76. His funeral and cremation were intensely private affairs, and only one photographer managed to capture the events of that extraordinary day: LIFE magazine’s Ralph Morse.
(via Popperfont)
May
Inside the human heart
National Geographic have an impressive gallery showcasing one of the most beautiful, complex and important organs of the human anatomy: the heart.
From NG:
Tissue-paper thin but tough, the valves of the human heart open and close to pump 6 quarts (0.9 liters) of blood a day through 60,000 miles (97,000 kilometers) of vessels. That’s equivalent to 20 treks across the United States from coast to coast. The heart is a magnificent machine when it’s in good working order. But coronary heart disease is the number one killer of American men as well as women, resulting in 500,000 deaths in the United States and killing 7.2 million people worldwide each year.
Photograph by Lennart Nilsson
May
Salamander Eggs
Spotted salamander eggs with developing larvae are green from the presence of symbiotic algae. The algae provide oxygen that helps the salamander embryos develop and the embryos provide nutrients that facilitate growth of the algae.Image credit:
Roger Hangarter, Indiana University Department of Biology
May
Everything you think about Australian wildlife being dangerous is false and here’s a photo of a spider eating a snake
A resident of Cairns snapped these pics in a neighbour’s backyard. It’s a golden orb spider devouring a brown tree snake. If it was me I would just be thankful that they are both pre-occupied.
May
Some amazing photos of the Arabian Seas by Thomas P. Peschak for National Geographic.
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