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bacteria on our tongues
Biology

This photo confirms that your tongue is basically a microbe party

By Claire Maldarelli

Yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse.
Evolution

Meet the highest mouse on Earth

By Sara Kiley Watson

Jewel beetle.
Insects

To remain hidden, these beetles sparkle like gems

By Sara Kiley Watson

This fluffy ball contains the story of the universe
NASA

This fluffy ball contains the story of the universe

By Jess Romeo

fish shoal close up
Fish

A 50-million-year-old school of fish is etched forever in this rare fossil

By Donavyn Coffey

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien
Spiders

This spider’s exoskeleton looks like a helmet for a very tiny alien

By Alex Schwartz

This stellar Crab Nebula image is the perfect way to celebrate Hubble’s birthday
Space Telescope

This stellar Crab Nebula image is the perfect way to celebrate Hubble’s birthday

By Alex Schwartz

two new white-eyes
Animals

Two newly discovered birds are a product of Indonesia’s ‘evolutionary playground’

By Alex Schwartz

Say ‘aloha!’ to this not-actually-extinct Hawaiian flower
Drones

Say ‘aloha!’ to this not-actually-extinct Hawaiian flower

By Eleanor Cummins

Glowing millipede genitalia give scientists a leg up in the lab
Insects

Glowing millipede genitalia give scientists a leg up in the lab

By Kaitlin Sullivan

Dragonglass is real, even if white walkers (hopefully) aren’t
Environment

Dragonglass is real, even if white walkers (hopefully) aren’t

By Eleanor Cummins

Megapixels: Mini frog, two frog, pumpkin frog, new frog
Animals

Megapixels: Mini frog, two frog, pumpkin frog, new frog

By Eleanor Cummins

Stormtrooper spider Stormtroopis discovery species Star Wars
Spiders

These clone-like, Colombian spiders are named for Star Wars’ Storm Troopers

By Eleanor Cummins

Clearwing butterfly toxin species photograph award winning
Evolution

Megapixels: This butterfly’s wings are transparently toxic

By Eleanor Cummins

sound barrier
Aviation

Megapixels: What a sonic boom looks like

By Rob Verger

Spider glowing eyes geology paleontology
Spiders

Megapixels: This fossilized spider’s eyes are still glowing 110 million years later

By Eleanor Cummins

a gator snout sticking out of a frozen body of water
Animals

Megapixels: This swamp is full of frozen gator snouts

By Rachel Feltman

MEGAPIXELS: This strange creature isn’t a spider or a dog, but it sure looks like both
Animals

MEGAPIXELS: This strange creature isn’t a spider or a dog, but it sure looks like both

By Jillian Mock

MEGAPIXELS: Spooky animal x-rays are exactly as cool as you’d imagine
Animals

MEGAPIXELS: Spooky animal x-rays are exactly as cool as you’d imagine

By Jillian Mock

Megapixels: A moth drinks tears from a bird’s eye
Birds

Megapixels: A moth drinks tears from a bird’s eye

By Jillian Mock

The World’s Largest Tunnel-Boring Machine
Technology

The World’s Largest Tunnel-Boring Machine

By Erin Brodwin

Megapixels: A Parasitic Worm Infects An Ant
Insects

Megapixels: A Parasitic Worm Infects An Ant

By Ajai Raj

Megapixels: Monkeys Take A Ride On The World’s Largest Rodent
Animals

Megapixels: Monkeys Take A Ride On The World’s Largest Rodent

By Susan E. Matthews

Which Is the Robot?
Science

The Most Amazing Science Images of 2010

By Dan Nosowitz