Reblogged from staceythinx The Fibonacci Sequence As Seen in Flowers gallery by Environmental Graffiti is a math and history lesson wrapped in a pretty package of flowers. “A rare annular eclipse - a ring of sunlight as the new moon, passing between Earth and sun, blocks most, but not all, of the sun’s disc. It is striking to see. Differing from a total solar eclipse, the moon in an annular eclipse appears too small to cover the sun completely, leaving a ring of fire effect around the moon. The eclipse cast its shallow path crossing the West from west Texas to Oregon then arcing across the northern Pacific Ocean to Tokyo, Japan.” Photographers listed in captions. Reblogged from decaturjim This is a protein interaction map of Drosophila (fruit fly) that visualises the interaction and lines of communication between all proteins enabling each to accomplish their function. Determining the nature of these relationships is fundamental to the understanding of protein modes of action and cellular behaviour. This map was developed as a starting point for studying dynamics of protein complexes in development and evolution. Tornado + rainbow = terrifying and cool. Mulvane, Kansas (2004) by Eric Nguyen, Science Photo Library (PS Looks like the #kansas tag is an even split between severe weather photography and strong feelings about ‘Carry On My Wayward Son’. I don’t know why, but I find this dichotomy to be funny.) Juan Gatti is known as a commercial photographer and graphic designer, but he also created 25 collages that mix human anatomy with exotic flora and fauna. The pieces shown above are from his ‘de ciencias naturales’ collection, which was displayed last year in a Madrid gallery. (All images by Juan Gatti) From NASA: “This still SDO image was created by applying additional processing to enhance the structures visible. While there is no scientific value to this processing, it does result in a beautiful, new way of looking at the sun. The original frames are in the 171 Angstrom wavelength of extreme ultraviolet. This wavelength shows plasma in the solar atmosphere, called the corona, that is around 600,000 Kelvin. The loops represent plasma held in place by magnetic fields. They are concentrated in “active regions” where the magnetic fields are the strongest. These active regions usually appear in visible light as sunspots. The events in this video represent 24 hours of activity on September 25, 2011.” (Source: Flickr / gsfc) Reblogged from bookspaperscissors Ceramic art by Jenni Ward “My work focuses on how organic forms interact and engage with the space they encompass. I create abstract arrangements reflecting the biological world of seeds, pollens, bones, shells and entomology. My pieces explore the tensions of opposing forces with results that evoke contrary feelings of unshackled captivity, organized randomness and the density of negative space.” Reblogged from jmonii Ladybirds Coccinella 14-pustulata; Coccinella 7-punctata, Coccinella 7-punctata var. externepunctata; Coccinella 5-punctata; Coccinella 11-punctata; Coccinella 11-punctata var. 9-punctata; Coccinella hieroglyphica; Aphidecta obliterata; Coccinella 10-punctata; Coccinella 10-punctata var. lutea; Coccinella 10-punctata var. subpunctata; Coccinella 10-punctata var. 4-punctata; Coccinella 10-punctata var. 6-punctata; Coccinella bipunctata; Coccinella bipunctata var. bisculata; Coccinella unifasciata; Coccinella annulata; Coccinella pantherina; Coccinella inaequalis; Coccinella 6-pustulata; Coccinella 4-maculata; Semiadealia 11-notata; Hippodamia variegata; Hippodamia immaculata; Hippodamia 5-maculata; Hippodamia obversepunctata; Hippodamia 6-punctata; Hippodamia constellata; Hippodamia arienaria; Hippodamia biconstallata; Hippodamia neglecta; Hippodamia 13-punctata; Hippodamia spissa; Hippodamia 7-maculata; Hippodamia oblonga; Hippodamia paykulli; Anisosticta 19-punctata; Anisosticta strigata From: FAUNA GERMANICA (1911) Die Käfer des Deutschen Reiches. Band III. by Edmund Reitter Reblogged from amnhnyc Museum graduate student Edward Stanley recently used high-resolution x-ray images of tiny “armor” bones to help an international team of scientists discover a new species of lizard from remote, war-torn mountains in Central Africa. This CT scan of Cordylus marunguensis shows the lizard’s osteoderms, tiny bony plates of armor in the animal’s scales. Read more here. © AMNH/E. Stanley Reblogged from micro-scopic Dr. David Domozych
"I discovered in nature the nonutilitarian delights that I sought in art. Both were a form of magic, both were a game of intricate enchantment and deception."
-Vladimir Nabokov
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Drosophila Protein Interaction Map
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Skidmore College, Department of Biology
Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
Specimen: Penium
Technique: Confocal
