TOP GALLERY
The world's most spectacular impact craters
12:49 23 September 2009
Approximately 150 impact craters are known on Earth a few spectacular examples are visible with aerial photography, satellites or instruments that can peek beneath the surface. – see them here
LATEST GALLERIES
Solar cells in unusual places
12:39 23 September 2009
The latest concepts in solar cell design are now on show in London – see them here
'Night-shining' clouds seen from Earth and space
11:53 22 September 2009
Noctilucent clouds float much higher than other clouds, allowing them to shine when the sun is below the horizon – see a gallery of the mysterious, shimmering clouds here
March of the outdated machines
15:13 21 September 2009
See a short history of computing told in exhibits from leading museums attempting to keep the story of computers past alive
Visions of data
14:28 18 September 2009 | 1 comment
See new ways of visualising data, showcased at a recent conference, from penguin tracking to beating forged signatures
Raptorex – a prototype T. rex
19:00 17 September 2009
Long before Tyrannosaurus rex ruled the planet, its diminutive ancestor Raptorex was terrorising smaller animals in what is now northern China
SPACE
Snapshots from inside an exploding star
Physicists at the Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago have used a supercomputer to model the extreme physics of a supernova explosion
MORE GALLERIES
The art of thriving
17:39 16 September 2009
A frog with no name is just one image from some of the world's finest nature and wildlife photographers showing at London's Saatchi Gallery this week
Planetary explorers: Space rovers
10:52 14 September 2009
Humanity has sent many probes to the moon and planets, but only a handful of these machines have been able to travel over their surfaces. We round up the space rovers
The sci-fi future of surgery
11:38 10 September 2009
Advances in robotics are pushing the limits of what surgeons can achieve, whether in the form of worm-inspired capsules to crawl through your gut, or systems swallowed in pieces that assemble themselves inside the body. Explore medical robots in our gallery
Review: An Infinity of Things by Frances Larson
BOOKS & ARTS: 15:27 08 September 2009 | 5 comments
The story of pharmaceutical entrepreneur Henry Wellcome's overwhelming collection of objects from across the globe can make for uncomfortable reading
Secrets of the centenarians: Life begins at 100
FEATURE: 10:20 07 September 2009 | 22 comments
Some people struggle to hit 70, while others sail past 100 without breaking a sweat. It seems the oldest old are a true physical elite
PHYSICS
Grey-sky thinking: Nine extraordinary clouds
Clouds turn the sky into a big art gallery, complete with icy jellyfish and clouds that look like breaking waves. Our gallery illustrates some of the most intriguing types
