The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, June 18-22, 2012

Part of the American Natural History Museum's "Creatures of Light" exhibit, the crystal jellyfish, Aequorea victoria, flashes green when it's touched. Read more here. AMNH

This week we’ve got a couple of weird climate-related pics to go along with the great feature on the subject we ran earlier. That, plus: humpback whales en flagrante, an arctic blue marble, virtual reality, and pizza delivery. Check it out!

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Jason Edwards
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Staff Sgt. Tate Petersen, Company C, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Support
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Ron Arad
ESO
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