From squid suckers fit for a horror flick to an undulating landscape of polymers, see some of the winners of this year's International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.
| | From squid suckers fit for a horror flick to an undulating landscape of polymers, see some of the winners of this year's International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. |
| | From squid suckers fit for a horror flick to an undulating landscape of polymers, see some of the winners of this year's International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. |
 | A newly discovered meat-eating dinosaur with a birdlike breathing system may help scientists better understand how bird lungs evolved. |
| | A newly discovered meat-eating dinosaur with a birdlike breathing system may help scientists better understand how bird lungs evolved. |
 | The rapid melting has left the region with just a little more ice than in 2007, when ice cover hit the lowest levels ever seen. |
| | The rapid melting has left the region with just a little more ice than in 2007, when ice cover hit the lowest levels ever seen. |
 | A newly discovered predatory dinosaur with a birdlike breathing system may help scientists better understand the evolution of avian lungs. |
| | A newly discovered predatory dinosaur with a birdlike breathing system may help scientists better understand the evolution of avian lungs. |
 | Yves Rossy, known as Fusionman or Jet Man, flew across the English Channel using only the jetpack and wings strapped to his back. |
| | Yves Rossy, known as Fusionman or Jet Man, flew across the English Channel using only the jetpack and wings strapped to his back. |
 | The U.S. $700-billion financial bailout rejected by Congress could have crippled the federal budget for science and research, scientists feared. |
| | The U.S. $700-billion financial bailout rejected by Congress could have crippled the federal budget for science and research, scientists feared. |
 | A new pigeon-size species found in Mongolia had long, ribbon-like tail feathers that suggest plumage first evolved for ornamentation rather than for flight, scientists say. |
| | A new pigeon-size species found in Mongolia had long, ribbon-like tail feathers that suggest plumage first evolved for ornamentation rather than for flight, scientists say. |
 | Strapped to a jet-powered wing—and with little more than a helmet for protection—Jet Man rocketed across the Channel in 13 minutes Friday. |
| | Strapped to a jet-powered wing—and with little more than a helmet for protection—Jet Man rocketed across the Channel in 13 minutes Friday. |
 | High-resolution images taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggest Mars may have stayed wet a billion years longer than previously thought. |
| | High-resolution images taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggest Mars may have stayed wet a billion years longer than previously thought. |
 | A rough-skinned frog species thought to have gone extinct more than 20 years ago may have been found alive in a Honduran rain forest. |
| | A rough-skinned frog species thought to have gone extinct more than 20 years ago may have been found alive in a Honduran rain forest. |
 | Why did so many residents refuse to evacuate, despite warnings of "certain death"? Experts point to an anti-government attitude, TV news, a chaotic 2005 evacuation, and more. |
| | Why did so many residents refuse to evacuate, despite warnings of "certain death"? Experts point to an anti-government attitude, TV news, a chaotic 2005 evacuation, and more. |