2023-12-31 16:03:38
Science often produces very beautiful photos, whether they are taken under the eye of a microscope, a satellite or simply using a simple drone or camera. This year, the famous magazine Nature reveals to us a selection of the most beautiful and impressive science images of the year 2023.
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In science, images are essential. If they are primarily used to document observations and bear witness to a discovery, their influence goes well beyond the scientific community alone. A source of wonder or sometimes shock, scientific imagery bears witness to the tremendous diversity of the natural world, its complexity and the influence that we, humans, can have on it. Here are some of the most beautiful science images of this year 2023 sampled by the magazine Nature.
The climate emergency
This year once again, climate change has been at the heart of scientific research and our daily lives. Devastating forest fires in Canada, extreme floods in various parts of the world, dramatic droughts… To illustrate this theme, photographer Thomas Vijayan chose the early melting of the Arctic ice cap on the island of Nordaustlandet. A photograph as beautiful as it is full of meaning which won the prize in the “Nature” category of the 2023 Drone Photo Awards.
This biodiversity that we know so little about
Proof that terrestrial biodiversity still conceals many secrets, this new species of flying gecko Gekko mizoramensishere photographed by Lal Muansanga, was discovered this year in northeast India.
In the footsteps of the origins of life
The origin of life is still a hot topic. In order to understand the evolution of multicellular organisms, researchers produced yeast cells and observed their evolution into branched clusters, giving rise to this magnificent photo taken under a microscope.
The strange world of the microscopic
Under the eye of the microscope, certain everyday objects or substances appear to us very differently. Here is a great example with this image taken under a polarized light microscope of crystallized sugar syrup! Taken by Dr. Diego García, this photo was unveiled during the 2023 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition.
Facing the fire of the Sun
Astrophotographer Eduardo Schaberger Poupeau makes us leave the Earth and turn our gaze towards the Sun. An impressive photo, winner of the “ Our Sun » of the competition 2023 Astronomy Photographer of the Yearwhich illustrates, through this question mark, the mysteries that our star still contains.
Stardust
All year long, the James-Webb telescope has continued to delight us with images of deep space, each more impressive than the last.
Here, the star nursery of the Rho Ophiuchi molecular cloud is revealed to us.
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