WEIRD PHOTOS
Entitled “The Demolition Squad,” this striking image by Germany’s Ingo Arndt shows a red wood ant doing its part to help dismember a blue ground beetle. Ingo Arndt Photography View 13 Images – By Michael Franco 2024 Oct 10 – For the 60th year …
Astro Landscape Runner-Up: Troy Casswell – “Bald Rock Panorama.” Casswell’s innovative use of UV light brought out the rock formations and Milky Way in an impressive blend of technique and creativity. Troy Casswell View 12 Images – By Michael Irving 2024 Oct 05 – …
This view of water droplets evaporating from a butterfly’s wing won second place in the competition. Jay McClellan – By Michael Franco 2024 Sep 21 – From a baby tardigrade riding a nematode, to water droplets evaporating from the wing scales of a peacock …
“Purple fire” – leafcutter bee (Megachile lagopoda) by Gustav Parenmark (age 17, Sweden). Royal Entomological Society View 19 Images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Jun 27 – This enormous and important part of the animal kingdom may not be most people’s favorite, but insects …
A monolith near Gass Peak, Nevada, on 2024 Jun 16. Photograph: Las Vegas metropolitan police department/AP – Nevada – Other versions of the 10ft-tall metal installation were found in places like Utah, California, Wales and Romania in 2020 Erum Salam Published on 2024 …
Tarzan, by Kazutoshi Ono (Japan) “It’s like being in the jungle” Kazutoshi Ono/Comedy Pets – View 30 Images – By Adam Williams 2024 May 14 – One of the best things about having pets is how many laughs they bring. The Comedy Pet Photography …
The VASA-1 AI model can generate realistic talking head video footage from a single reference photo, which is lip-synced to an audio track. Microsoft Research Asia – By Paul Ridden 2024 Apr 19 – Microsoft Research Asia has revealed an AI model that can …
Beaverlab says that the Excope DT1 “pairs cutting-edge optics with advanced digital technology, transforming any smartphone into a high-performance ultra-telephoto camera” Beaverlab Tech. – By Paul Ridden 2024 Apr 18 – Tech company Beaverlab has launched a Kickstarter to raise funds for a smart …
“Monday Blahs”, John Blumenkamp (US). “This Great Gray Owl spent most of the afternoon posing majestically and looking, well, wise,” says the photographer. “But for a moment or two after doing some elegant stretching, he/she would slump and give a look of, …
From feline to felony: New DNA technique has the potential to detect if a specific cat owner has been at the scene of a crime. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Oct 31 – Lending new meaning to the phrase ‘cat burglar’, a single …
