Science in Images

A global catalog shows how creatures across the tree of life balance rigidity with flexibility in remarkably consistent ways

This new “connectome” could bring researchers one step closer to understanding how nerves connect to organs throughout the body

Researchers spied a wild array of life, including dozens of suspected new species, in an underwater gorge

This telescope has revealed the whipped-up dust from the birth of a star—and a shining background galaxy—more clearly than ever before

New research helps the “ocean’s veins” thrive under heat stress

Painted ladies travel the globe every year on massive journeys—including across the Sahara

Mummies’ aromas may provide insight into historical social classes and periods, according to a team of trained mummy sniffers

This strange sea creature stumped scientists for 20 years. Here’s what it really is

There are fewer than 500 Ethiopian wolves, and they may be the first large carnivore known to act as a pollinator

A science photo book probes the colors we can see—and even “forbidden” colors we can’t

Predators’ electricity gives caterpillars an early warning

An image of interstellar dust moving through the Milky Way’s magnetic field may help scientists learn more about the origin of galaxies