This is how a heart becomes a heart
A “synchronised dance” of thousands of genes generates a healthy heart, but one faux pas may result in congenital heart defects.
Beautiful wreckage left by a supernova explosion
It is not a pencil. It is not a celestial quidditch broom. It is a beautiful nebula formed 11,000 years ago after the violent death of a star.
New green lacewing discovered in Malaysia
A Malaysian amateur photographer, Guek Hock Ping, captured a beautiful green lacewing in early 2011. Before freeing it, he took some pictures that were uploaded to Flickr. When Shaun Winterton, an entomologist who…
Tiny snail believed extinct is rediscovered
The oblong rocksnail, declared extinct in 2000, has made a comeback.
Australian skies: David Malin Award
This image won the David Malin Award, a prestigious astrophotography contest organised by the Central West Astronomical Society. Astrophotographer David Malin declared “Melbourne Moon” the overall winner. Photographer Phil Hart captured this image…
Beewolf larvae protected by antibacterial cocktail
Beewolves are digger wasps that love to hunt bees, but that comes at a price: their prey may be infected with pathogens, a threat for the beewolf larvae. Because the young insects…
Star ejects bubble of gas
Near the North Celestial Pole, in the constellation of Camelopardalis (The Giraffe), a star shines. The celestial body is a prime example of a carbon star (it contains more carbon than oxygen), but…
