Sep 30
This picture shows the President speaking about health care reform at the Prince Georges Community College, in Largo, MD, last week. But the most striking thing about it? The fact that just one lone kid is really watching Obama speak.
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Sep 27
So much of real science is publishing articles and peer-reviewed studies, so it’s always great to see that crazy, fluorescent, glowing space-plane, movie-type science
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Sep 23
This glowing purple cloud may look stunning, but you wouldn’t want to get too close—because it’s actually a multi-million degree celsius gas cluster.
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Sep 20
It’s undeniable that this satellite image of the Al Jawf oasis in southeastern Libya is incredibly striking, with large irrigated plots standing out in contrast to their barren surroundings. But, a little like staring at clouds, their lay-out is enough to get your imagination running wild.
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Sep 19
Some of the most dramatic landscapes in America are the hardest to actually experience—whether thanks to hordes of tourists or time limits, visiting a natural wonder can feel like a cattle call. That’s why Reuben Wu, the Chicago-based photographer, chooses to go in the dead of night.
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Sep 17
Because we’re all usually so wrapped up with the weather in our immediate vicinity, it’s easy to forget that, somewhere on the planet, there’s usually a cyclone, depression or tropical storm brewing. Not so this week, though—and this image from NASA shows the Earth’s skies in rare, relative peace.
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Sep 16
Oil and water don’t mix. It’s an idiom that feels as old as time. But photographer Alberto Seveso found a way to get oil and ink to play nice, and the results are stunning.
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Sep 13
Saturn’s never looked more majestic than in this beautiful high-resolution image captured recently by Cassini.
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Sep 11
Magnum Photos, the 66-year-old photography organization and darkroom printer in New York, has handled more famous photos than you or I will ever get to even look at. Magnum’s master printer, Pablo Inirio, was editing with tried and true darkroom chemicals long before Photoshop was a twinkle in Adobe’s eye. And now, we can see his process.
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Sep 09
There are some science class staples that will never cease to be amazing, no matter how often you see them—among them, liquid nitrogen. To wit: these beautiful images of flower blooms, flash-frozen using liquid-state nitrogen and shattered in front of a camera lens for our amusement.
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