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Aug. 05, 2015
Picture of the Week: Blue Morpho Butterflies
by Emma Bryce
Biologists are using the medley of blues and browns in these wings to help them understand butterfly wing development.
butterflies, gynandromorphs
Jun. 03, 2015
Picture of the Week: Milk Drop
by Emma Bryce
An engineer creates a perfect liquid crown using innovative flash photography.
doc edgerton, photography, flash
Mar. 26, 2015
Picture of the Week: Capsizing Iceberg
by Emma Bryce
Icebergs in Greenland are flipping over like dominoes more often than they have in the past.
ice berg, capsizing, flipping icebergs, greeland, melting
Feb. 26, 2015
Picture of the Week: Human Placenta
by Emma Bryce
Though discarded after birth, the placenta builds the first vital connection between mother and fetus.
placenta, human placenta, fetus, womb
Jan. 21, 2015
Picture of the Week: Belize's Blue Hole
by Emma Bryce
Sediment cores from around the Yucatán Peninsula support a theory as to what could have led to the Mayans' demise.
belize, blue hole, mayan
Dec. 02, 2014
Picture of the Week: Livingstone's Beetles
by Emma Bryce
A museum curator has discovered a box of beetles containing specimens collected during a famous expedition.
beetles, livingstone, david livingstone, dr. livingstone i presume
Nov. 18, 2014
Picture of the Week: Awareness in a Damaged Brain
by Emma Bryce
While people in a vegetative state appear physically unresponsive, a new study reveals that some might be aware to a degree.
Sep. 30, 2014
Picture of the Week: Mammalian Eye
by Emma Bryce
A special imaging technology peers inside a mouse eye, revealing the distinct roles that cells play in maintaining retinal health.
eye, mouse, cells
Aug. 18, 2014
Picture of the Week: Growing Starfish
by Emma Bryce
Biologists photograph the first days of a fiery orange starfish common to Brazil's rocky southern shores.
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