Recently I met the astronomer Pascal Oesch, an assistant professor at the University of Geneva. Professor Oesch and his colleagues share the distinction of having discovered the most distant known object, a small galaxy called GNz-11. That galaxy is so far away that its light had to travel for 13 billion years to get from there to here. I asked Professor Oesch if he felt personally connected to this tiny smudge on his computer screen. Does this faint blob
Scientists are like prospectors, excavating the natural world seeking gems of knowledge about physical reality. And in the century just past, scientists have dug deep enough to discover that reality’s foundations do not mirror the world of everyday appearances. At its roots, reality is described by the mysterious set of mathematical rules known as quantum mechanics.
Conceived at the turn of the 20th century and then emerging in its full form in the mid-1920s, quantum mechanics is the math that
Fiery sea stars, a blue-spotted guitarfish and a well-camouflaged pygmy pipehorse are among the 70 species discovered by the California Academy of Sciences in 2021.
The freshly described flora and fauna hail from as far and wide as the lowland forests of Madagascar to the coral reefs around Easter Island and the treetops of Mexico.
The discoveries, the academy said, not only enrich our understanding of the vast tree of life, but also strengthen our ability to make informed conservation
Nature can take the breath away in so many ways.
As the winning and commended photographs in the prestigious Nature Photographer of the Year 2021 contest reveal.
This year, the contest – which celebrates photographers who capture the ‘joy of nature’s beauty’ – broke its record for submissions, with the judges choosing from over 20,000 photographs from 97 countries. Pictures that impressed the judges included an extraordinary shot of an erupting volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka natural park, a photograph of
Seemingly gravity-defying canines, stunning close-ups of insects and mesmerising safari silhouettes — these are among the winning snaps in the nature categories of the 2021 International Photography Awards.
The annual contest — which is in its 19th iteration this year — was established to promote the appreciation of photography, discover emerging talent and salute the achievements of the world’s finest photographers.
It is open to photographers of all types, including professionals, amateurs and student artists.
The title of ‘Nature Photographer
Missing shirts, anyone? From Katie Holmes to Kim Kardashian to Bella Hadid, there are tons of A-list celebs who have taken the bold choice to pose topless — and damn, do they look good doing it! Take a look at who’s stripped down over the years.
Bathtub time! The Goop founder stripped down for an outdoor soak, sharing a picture of her setup via Instagram. She simply captioned the September 2021 post with a moon emoji.
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