Art & style | Archive (September 2008)
Cooper pairs
— 17 Sep 2008 | ArtSchematic representation of the delocalised Cooper pairs of electrons superimposed on the localised bond centred patterning of pseudogap excitations... — full story
Ventastega curonica
— 17 Sep 2008 | ArtWith the skull shape of an early tetrapod, but proportions like a fish, an exceptionally well-preserved braincase fossil of the species Ventastega curonica from the Late Devonian of... — full story
Mauritius parrot
— 17 Sep 2008 | PhotographyMauritius parakeet (Psittacula echo) - A once critically endangered species of parrot now under threat from a highly contagious virus may be offered a renewed chance of survival by... — full story
Quetzalcoatlus
— 17 Sep 2008 | ArtA group of Quetzalcoatlus, another type of giant azhdarchid, strolling around a fern prairie eating baby dinosaurs for lunch... — full story
Rosette Nebula
— 17 Sep 2008 | PhotographyThis is an image of the centre of the Rosette Nebula, as imaged in Hydrogen alpha emission in the IPHAS survey. The centre of this HII region, where the exciting star cluster (NGC 2244)... — full story
Hot Jupiter
— 17 Sep 2008 | ArtArtist's impression of 'hot Jupiter' with a rocky companion... — full story
Saturn's rings
— 17 Sep 2008 | PhotographyThe Cassini spacecraft delivers this stunning vista showing small, battered Epimetheus and smog-enshrouded Titan, with Saturn's A and F rings stretching across the scene... — full story
Midges
— 17 Sep 2008 | PhotographyMating swarms of male midges waiting for females around the shore of Lake Myvatn... — full story
Beelzebufo ampigna
— 17 Sep 2008 | ArtBeelzebufo ampigna faces off against the largest known living Malagasy frog, Mantydactylus ampigna [Full-length pencil provides size perspective]... — full story
Eocarcharia
— 17 Sep 2008 | ArtEocarcharia - Full-body portrait of Eocarcharia dinops... — full story