Science in Images

A biological “spring” helps a pitcher plant fling insects to their doom

A huge number of minerals’ origins are tied to life on Earth

A vivid look at Iceland’s recent resurgence of volcanic eruptions—and why the country could be in for 300 years of renewed volcanic activity

These little-studied mini twisters form beautiful loops under the water’s surface

Sea angels, telescope fish and blanket octopuses can be real monsters

Astronomers and the public alike are delighting in the glittering depths of the universe revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope

The LEGEND-200 detector could help explain why matter dominates the known universe

“Blackwater” divers photograph the largest migration of animals on the planet

The birds can dramatically drop temperatures at night to save energy or linger in an intermediate state

Photographer Sebastião Salgado has spent more than two decades documenting the complex lives of Indigenous Amazonian people as they stand strong in the face of unrelenting colonial forces

A pandemic micrography project

Genes found in the flora could help crops and biofuels survive more drastic extremes