вторник, 19 января 2016 г.

Amazing images of the week

By Annabel Edwards


Davide Bonadonna
Monster Croc
Paleontologists in Tunisia found remnants of the world's largest sea-dwelling crocodile ever discovered. They estimate the massive reptile was up to 35 feet long and weighed about three tons.
Intel Corporation
Symphony of Light
Intel flew 100 LED-equipped drones in the air choreographed to the beat of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, creating a robotic light show.
Beijing Planetarium/Jin Ma
Seeing Stars
Astronomers discovered what may be the most powerful supernova ever seen, according to a new study in Science. The star explosion is 570 billion times brighter than our sun.
Alexander Semenov
Otherworldly Underwater Creatures
Diver and photographer Alexander Semenov captured otherworldly underwater photos including this one of a lion's mane jellyfish in the White Sea.
MPI f. Developmental Biology
Shape-Shifting Worm
The nematode worm, recently discovered inside figs, is capable of shape-shifting into five different forms, the New Scientist reported.
NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI
Cryovolcano
A color image of Pluto's surface reveals what appears to be a giant ice volcano, which is estimated to be about 2.5 miles high, according to NASA.
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area/Youtube
Newly Tagged Cubs
Biologists found two mountain lion kittens inside a den in the Santa Monica Mountains last month and tagged the cubs with GPS trackers, Discovery News reported. They've been tracking the cubs' mother since she was a cub, as well as other mountain lions in the area since 2002.
Ronaldhuizer/WikiCommons
Ice Toupee
"Hair ice"is a fungus-water hybrid that forms during a unique combination when high humidity levels coincide with temperatures around zero degrees celsius. Several people have reported spotting seeing it this winter in Scotland.
Scott Kelly
Smoggy Skies
Scott Kelly snapped this shot from space showing air pollution clouding over India.
Jürgen Otto
Leg-Waving Spider
A new species of jumping spider that waves paddle-shaped legs at potential mates was discovered by Jürgen Otto of the Australian Department of Agriculture in Sydney, theNew Scientist reported.

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