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Fossil Friday Fossil-ish Friday: researchers digitally unpack 3 Egyptian animal mummies August 21, 2020
Great Pics A visual tour of Ceres, where astronomers found evidence of a subsurface ocean August 12, 2020
Great Pics Let the Olympus Image of the Year Award 2019 dazzle your imagination in these stressful times April 10, 2020 - Updated on April 28, 2020
Great Pics Hubble’s spectacular new image of the Umbrella Galaxy will help make your quarantine prettier March 31, 2020
Great Pics Epic photo of two mice fighting over crumbs wins award for Wildlife Photographer of the Year February 13, 2020 - Updated on February 14, 2020
Great Pics China releases more stunning images of the dark side of the moon January 24, 2020 - Updated on January 29, 2020
Great Pics The winners of the Nikon Small World photography contest show unseen beauty of the world December 11, 2019
Art Beautiful ‘Capturing Ecology’ photo competition winners announced November 29, 2019 - Updated on May 6, 2023
Animals Pixelated images showcase how close these species are to extinction October 2, 2019 - Updated on October 30, 2019
Astronomy This is what the photographed black hole’s “neighborhood” looks like April 12, 2019 - Updated on November 24, 2023
Archaeology Fossil Friday: new study says Texas used to be a ‘veritable Serengeti’ 11 to 12 million years ago April 12, 2019 - Updated on April 24, 2019
Great Pics The Art Institute of Chicago Now offered unrestricted access to over 52,000 high-res artistic imagery November 28, 2018
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Biology Kidney stones form like any rock, may hold day-by-day history of your body’s health September 13, 2018
Great Pics The role of art in research with science illustrator Sarah Gluschitz August 16, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2023
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Culture & Society ‘Tank Man’: The iconic rebellious image that China doesn’t want you to see June 5, 2018 - Updated on May 4, 2023
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Archaeology Ancient tomb filled with stunning, pillaged bronze vessels, found in China December 12, 2017
Great Pics “Apocalyptic” Red Sun phenomenon in UK triggered by Hurricane Ophelia, forest fires, and dust from the Sahara October 16, 2017
Great Pics Jorge Cervera Hauser’s Spectacular Pictures of Sea Creatures September 22, 2017 - Updated on August 9, 2023
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Ecology Mimicry at its finest — or why this is not a snake September 18, 2017 - Updated on August 18, 2023
Great Pics Carefree Crow Hitches a Ride on the Back of Bald Eagle September 15, 2017 - Updated on April 20, 2023
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![The image caption reads: "In the center of the picture, a small bright dot is visible – a single positively-charged strontium atom. It is held nearly motionless by electric fields emanating from the metal electrodes surrounding it. […] When illuminated by a laser of the right blue-violet color, the atom absorbs and re-emits light particles sufficiently quickly for an ordinary camera to capture it in a long exposure photograph.
This picture was taken through a window of the ultra-high vacuum chamber that houses the trap. Laser-cooled atomic ions provide a pristine platform for exploring and harnessing the unique properties of quantum physics. They are used to construct extremely accurate clocks or, as in this research, as building blocks for future quantum computers, which could tackle problems that stymie even today’s largest supercomputers."](https://cdn.zmescience.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cropatom-800x603.webp)
