Tag Archives: 2013
Throwback Thursday #7 – Kepler
In last week’s Throwback Thursday, we focused on Darwin and the species on our planet. This week we’re focusing on the Kepler spacecraft and the new planets it has discovered. Back in 2011, Kepler discovered several planets orbiting within the habitable zone … Continue reading
More Science Images Of 2013
Time for some more amazing science images from the past year! BuzzFeed has a collection of the 23 most breathtaking science photos of 2013, and they are utterly brilliant. Ranging from the nanoscale to the galactic scale, and everything in … Continue reading
io9 – The Most Amazing Science Images Of 2013
io9 have compiled a fantastic list of their most amazing science images of 2013. What’s even better though, is that many of them are animated gifs, which can often enhance the original images a fair deal. I’ve mentioned a few … Continue reading
Olympus Bioscapes 2013 Microscopy Winners
For the past 10 years, Olympus Bioscapes has ran an international digital imaging competition, and the 2013 winners were recently announced. The results are suitably amazing. The top 10 are all worthy winners, and I especially recommend watching the video … Continue reading
Final Cut 2013 – A Cinema Tribute
This is a great tribute to cinema in 2013. I saw a few of the films, definitely not all though. Stand out ones for me include The World’s End, Gravity, Captain Phillips, Thor 2, and Iron Man 3. There are … Continue reading
Royal Institution Advent Calendar 2013
Chromosome trailer for the Royal Institution Advent Calendar 2013. Last year, the RI gave us an advent calendar of a different figure in science presenting their favourite element each day. This year, it’s all about the 23 pairs of human chromosomes. … Continue reading
China In Motion 2013 – Timelapse
“First cooperative timelapse production of China. We organized 56 Photographers in 49 Cities of China to make a timelapse video together without meeting each other.” (Vimeo) A long but wonderful collection of timelapse videos all melded together, showing the beauty … Continue reading
2013: The Year Of The Selfie
The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year 2013 is… Selfie. Yep, selfie. The above infographic gives information as to the evolution of the word selfie from a social media buzzword to mainstream shorthand for a self-portrait photograph. “The decision was unanimous … Continue reading
Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2013
The winners of the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 were recently announced, and the pictures are incredible. The overall winning picture is shown above. Titled “Guiding Light to the Stars”, this image by Mark Gee is truly spectacular. Not … Continue reading
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