Sightings

See How They Grow

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:00:00 EST

Nearly nondistorting fluorescent tags can capture growth patterns in bacterial cell walls

A New Looking Glass: Historic Harvard Plates

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:20:00 EST

Photographic plates of astronomical images provide data to researchers in the present

3D Carnivorous Plants

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:00:00 EST

Optical projection tomography aids studies of predatory plants

Computing Dolphin Fin Photo IDs

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 11:00:00 EST

Image-processing software helps biologists tell which dolphin is which

Forest Elephant Chronicles

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:00:00 EST

Using infrared to monitor social dynamics

Biodiversity’s Invisible Palette

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 11:00:00 EST

Ecologist Greg Asner, of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Stanford, California, and his team developed the Carnegie Airborne Observatory to scale up the old-school forestry data gathered by ecologists on the ground and in the trees.

Social Needs Help Sculpt Primate Faces

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:00:00 EST

When University of California at Los Angeles researchers analyzed the faces of Central and South American primates, they found a pattern suggesting that differences in social behavior have an influence on facial features.

Capturing Protein Interactions

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST

Map offers insight into the company that proteins keep

Finding Ground Truth from Above

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:00:00 EST

Narrowing In on Negawatts

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:00:00 EST

Innovations in longwave-infrared imaging allow scientists to “see” radiant energy leaks, one block at a time

Where Art and Science Meet

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Artist Peter Trusler and paleontologists Patricia Vickers-Rich and Thomas H. Rich collaborate to bring long-extinct species to life on the page

Turning the Lights Down Low at Galaxy M51

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:00:00 EST

Telescope observations reveal the most detailed view yet of the Whirlpool Galaxy

Serious Science, Comic-Book Style

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:00:00 EST

A myrmecological comic brings entomologist Corrie Moreau’s journey to life

Probing Deep-Sea Domains Off Indonesia

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

The ship Okeanos Explorer brings back images of creatures rarely seen

Mapping Macromolecules in Cells

Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:00:00 EST

Advanced biophotonics helps researchers observe the inner workings of living cells

Zooming In on Mars

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST

A new map available online shows more of the red planet in greater detail than ever

Hiding in Plain Sight

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST

New technology allows us to see neural networks more clearly

Chasing Winged Perfection

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:00:00 EST

Smoke and mesh help researchers visualize the mechanics of insect flight

Detecting Irregular Gravity

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:00:00 EST

The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission, a collaboration by NASA and the German Aerospace Center, captures variation in Earth's gravitational pull

Tracking the Karakoram Glaciers

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:30:00 EST

A photographer creates images of present-day glaciers from the same vantage point as that of historic photographs