Stunning images prove that science and beauty can co-exist
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Polarized light micrograph of a sample of ocean jasper by Bernardo Cesare. This volcanic 'ocean jasper' is found only in Madagascar and is highly prized among collectors. Here a thin section of rock just 30 micrometres thick has been polished and polarized light shone through it. A second polarizing filter reveals these amazing colors. (BNPS/RPS/Bernardo Cesare)BNPS/RPS/Bernardo Cesare![Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins on an ice floe near Danko Island in the Antarctic by David Doubilet. The photographer observed them pushing each other off the floe and swimming in the water as if playing a game of tag. (BNPS/RPS/David Doubilet)]()
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Gentoo and Chinstrap penguins on an ice floe near Danko Island in the Antarctic by David Doubilet. The photographer observed them pushing each other off the floe and swimming in the water as if playing a game of tag. (BNPS/RPS/David Doubilet)BNPS/RPS/David Doubilet![Light micrograph of the adult doliolid Doliolum nationalis by Dr Richard Kirby, University Of Plymouth. This 1.5 mm long, adult doliolid possesses bands of muscle around its barrel-shaped body that help it swim and feed as it drifts among the plankton at the sea surface. (BNPS/RPS/Richard Kirby)]()
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Light micrograph of the adult doliolid Doliolum nationalis by Dr Richard Kirby, University Of Plymouth. This 1.5 mm long, adult doliolid possesses bands of muscle around its barrel-shaped body that help it swim and feed as it drifts among the plankton at the sea surface. (BNPS/RPS/Richard Kirby)BNPS/RPS/Richard Kirby![A porcelain crab feeding inside the safety of its host Pocillopora coral branches by Louise Murray from London. It is lit by the bright green fluorescence of the coral. These are normally very shy creatures and are difficult to photograph. Tondoba Bay, Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt (BNPS/RPS/Louise Murray)]()
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A porcelain crab feeding inside the safety of its host Pocillopora coral branches by Louise Murray from London. It is lit by the bright green fluorescence of the coral. These are normally very shy creatures and are difficult to photograph. Tondoba Bay, Marsa Alam, Red Sea, Egypt (BNPS/RPS/Louise Murray)BNPS/RPS/Louise Murray![The unique fishbone pattern is created by two colliding steams of liquids by Ted Kinsman. The pattern is currently the focus of scientists studying the strange world of fluid dynamics. The pattern is a stable flow state that is a balance of surface tension, viscosity, momentum, and gravity. This image was taken with a high speed flash at 1/40,000th of a second. (BNPS/RPS/Ted Kinsman)]()
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The unique fishbone pattern is created by two colliding steams of liquids by Ted Kinsman. The pattern is currently the focus of scientists studying the strange world of fluid dynamics. The pattern is a stable flow state that is a balance of surface tension, viscosity, momentum, and gravity. This image was taken with a high speed flash at 1/40,000th of a second. (BNPS/RPS/Ted Kinsman)BNPS/RPS/Ted Kinsman![Colored scanning electron micrograph showing red and white blood cells inside a small blood vessel by Steve Gschmeissner, Bedfordshire. The sample was prepared by freeze fracturing, rapidly freezing the sample with liquid nitrogen such that tissues are instantly preserved. If the sample is broken, the inner structures are revealed. In this frame, a tiny vein, or venule, has been opened to show the blood cells inside. (BNPS/RPS/Steve Gschmeissner)]()
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Colored scanning electron micrograph showing red and white blood cells inside a small blood vessel by Steve Gschmeissner, Bedfordshire. The sample was prepared by freeze fracturing, rapidly freezing the sample with liquid nitrogen such that tissues are instantly preserved. If the sample is broken, the inner structures are revealed. In this frame, a tiny vein, or venule, has been opened to show the blood cells inside. (BNPS/RPS/Steve Gschmeissner)BNPS/RPS/Steve Gschmeissner![Light micrograph of a mouse embryo, approximately 10.5 days post-fertilisation by Jim Swoger. The specimen was stained with a fluorescent marker that highlights the presence of precursor cells to nerve tissue then chemically treated to make it optically transparent. It was scanned using Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy to produce a series of optical 'slices' that were combined to generate a virtual 3D model of the embryo. (BNPS/RPS/Jim Swoger)]()
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Light micrograph of a mouse embryo, approximately 10.5 days post-fertilisation by Jim Swoger. The specimen was stained with a fluorescent marker that highlights the presence of precursor cells to nerve tissue then chemically treated to make it optically transparent. It was scanned using Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy to produce a series of optical 'slices' that were combined to generate a virtual 3D model of the embryo. (BNPS/RPS/Jim Swoger)BNPS/RPS/Jim Swoger![Weevil Found on front porch doormat by Daniel Kariko. There are over 40,000 species of true weevils in the family Circulionidae, beetle-like creatures typified by a long snout and clubbed antennae. (BNPS/RPS/Daniel Kariko)]()
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Weevil Found on front porch doormat by Daniel Kariko. There are over 40,000 species of true weevils in the family Circulionidae, beetle-like creatures typified by a long snout and clubbed antennae. (BNPS/RPS/Daniel Kariko)BNPS/RPS/Daniel Kariko![Human Lymphocyte Cell 8,650X by David Scharf. These natural killer Lymphocyte cells are a part of the immune system and play a major role in defending the host from both tumors and virally-infected cells. (BNPS/RPS/David Scharf)]()
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Human Lymphocyte Cell 8,650X by David Scharf. These natural killer Lymphocyte cells are a part of the immune system and play a major role in defending the host from both tumors and virally-infected cells. (BNPS/RPS/David Scharf)BNPS/RPS/David Scharf![Extreme close-up view of the head of a Yellow Paper Wasp by Daniel Kariko. Many species build their nests on human habitation, while not normally aggressive paper wasps will defend their nests vigorously. This image is part of a series investigating our often-overlooked housemates. (BNPS/RPS/Daniel Kariko)]()
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Extreme close-up view of the head of a Yellow Paper Wasp by Daniel Kariko. Many species build their nests on human habitation, while not normally aggressive paper wasps will defend their nests vigorously. This image is part of a series investigating our often-overlooked housemates. (BNPS/RPS/Daniel Kariko)BNPS/RPS/Daniel Kariko![High-speed flash image showing the collision of two water droplets beneath a bursting soap bubble by Greg Parker, Hampshire. The two droplets fell at slightly different times. The first broke through the top of the soap bubble and hit the pool of water beneath. As the water from this impact reflected upward, it was hit by the second droplet. The image was captured using a Canon 5D Mark II SLR camera and a xenon flash unit with an exposure time of 9 microseconds. (BNPS/RPS/Greg Parker)]()
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High-speed flash image showing the collision of two water droplets beneath a bursting soap bubble by Greg Parker, Hampshire. The two droplets fell at slightly different times. The first broke through the top of the soap bubble and hit the pool of water beneath. As the water from this impact reflected upward, it was hit by the second droplet. The image was captured using a Canon 5D Mark II SLR camera and a xenon flash unit with an exposure time of 9 microseconds. (BNPS/RPS/Greg Parker)BNPS/RPS/Greg Parker![Human Cortical Neurons with interconnecting dendrites, 4,200X by David Scharf. Cortical Neurons make up the brain's cortex which in part makes up the cerebral cortex, responsible for memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language, and consciousness. (BNPS/RPS/David Scharf)]()
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Human Cortical Neurons with interconnecting dendrites, 4,200X by David Scharf. Cortical Neurons make up the brain's cortex which in part makes up the cerebral cortex, responsible for memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language, and consciousness. (BNPS/RPS/David Scharf)BNPS/RPS/David Scharf![Triple exposure image showing a seed falling from a Sycamore tree by Adrian Davies, Surrey. This image was created in three exposures Ð the first with flash to show the leaves and seeds, the next a half-second exposure showing the spiralling fall and the last a flash exposure to freeze the seed at the bottom of its descent. (BNPS/RPS/Adrian Davies)]()
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Triple exposure image showing a seed falling from a Sycamore tree by Adrian Davies, Surrey. This image was created in three exposures Ð the first with flash to show the leaves and seeds, the next a half-second exposure showing the spiralling fall and the last a flash exposure to freeze the seed at the bottom of its descent. (BNPS/RPS/Adrian Davies)BNPS/RPS/Adrian Davies![Extreme close-up view of the head of a cuckoo wasp by Daniel Kariko. Common names also include jewel wasp, gold wasp or emerald wasp, reflecting their brilliantly coloured, metal-like bodies. (BNPS/RPS/Daniel Kariko)]()
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Extreme close-up view of the head of a cuckoo wasp by Daniel Kariko. Common names also include jewel wasp, gold wasp or emerald wasp, reflecting their brilliantly coloured, metal-like bodies. (BNPS/RPS/Daniel Kariko)BNPS/RPS/Daniel Kariko![Scanning electron micrograph of 'Nanoswimmers on the Beach' by David McCarthy, University College London. These are microscopic objects being investigated for use as drug carriers in medicine. Each tiny coil is just 25 micrometres long, 5 micrometres wide and 300 nanometres thick. (BNPS/RPS/David McCarthy)]()
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Scanning electron micrograph of 'Nanoswimmers on the Beach' by David McCarthy, University College London. These are microscopic objects being investigated for use as drug carriers in medicine. Each tiny coil is just 25 micrometres long, 5 micrometres wide and 300 nanometres thick. (BNPS/RPS/David McCarthy)BNPS/RPS/David McCarthy![3D reconstruction of a glass model of a jellyfish, imaged using X-rays in a micro-CT scanner by Dan Sykes, Natural History Museum. The artificial colours used here are based on the density of the glass. This incredible model was sculpted in glass in the mid-19th Century by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. The techniques used by this father and son team are not fully understood, it is hoped that this study will help reveal some of their secrets. (<b>BNPS/</b>RPS/Dan Sykes)]()
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3D reconstruction of a glass model of a jellyfish, imaged using X-rays in a micro-CT scanner by Dan Sykes, Natural History Museum. The artificial colours used here are based on the density of the glass. This incredible model was sculpted in glass in the mid-19th Century by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. The techniques used by this father and son team are not fully understood, it is hoped that this study will help reveal some of their secrets. (BNPS/RPS/Dan Sykes)BNPS/RPS/Dan Sykes![Colored scanning electron micrograph of a Leafcutter Ant holding a gear from a micromechanical device by Manfred P Kage. The gear is about 0.1mm wide. (BNPS/RPS/Manfred P Kage)]()
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Colored scanning electron micrograph of a Leafcutter Ant holding a gear from a micromechanical device by Manfred P Kage. The gear is about 0.1mm wide. (BNPS/RPS/Manfred P Kage)BNPS/RPS/Manfred P Kage
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Stunning photographs from the prestigious Royal Photographic Society's latest exhibition prove that science and beauty can co-exist. These 100 sensational images come from various disciplines of science and highlight how important photography is for academics. Photography plays a crucial role in medicine, forensic science, engineering, archaeology, oceanography, natural history and many more areas. The International Images for Science exhibition can be seen at the Great North Museum in Hancock, Newcastle, England until Septmeber 29th, and showcases works from 54 scientists from around the world. (BNPS)
