A view from above: Australian Outback
Astronaut and World Wide Fund for Nature ambassador André Kuipers took this picture of the Australian Outback in March 2012. It was release during Earth Hour to raise awareness about climate change.
A view from above: Melbourne
This image of the capital city of the state of Victoria was captured by astronaut André Kuipers from the International Space Station. Melbourne was founded in 1835, and today its metropolitan area is…
Tiny predators unleashed
Water fleas (Daphnia dentifera) are evolving. Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology discovered that water fleas allow outbreaks of the virulent yeast parasite Metschnikowia bicuspidata to improve their chances of survival. After the outbreak, the host…
Some orbits are more popular than others
In young solar systems some orbits are more popular than others. Such behaviour results in planet pile-ups and deserts.
Benthic foraminifera
This foram survived a mass extinction event, only to disappear nine million years later.
Sleeping beauty
Dense hair and metallic colourations give a jewel-like appearance to the always-deathly spider fly.
Great southern blooms
A phytoplankton bloom swirl creates a figure-of-eight pattern in the South Atlantic Ocean.
