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Image of the Day

Image of the Day: Black-Eyed Rage
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 6, 2018 | 1 min read
When defensive, guppies display a warning sign to their counterparts. 
Image of the Day: That Toad Is Poison
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 5, 2018 | 1 min read
The introduction of the poisonous Duttaphrynus melanostictus into Madagascar could be fatally risky for the island’s native predators.
Image of the Day: Coral Reef
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 4, 2018 | 1 min read
Ocean acidification can alter coral reef communities by decreasing calcification, encouraging the growth of green algae, and increasing metabolic rates. 
Image of the Day: Cuddle Buddies
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 1, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers studying macaques in Morocco find that socialization improves the monkeys’ odds of surviving the winter. 
Image of the Day: Artificial Cell
Sukanya Charuchandra | May 31, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers made a synthetic cell that can photosynthesize and make proteins crucial for cellular structure. 
Image of the Day: Agar Art
Sukanya Charuchandra | May 30, 2018 | 1 min read
The American Society for Microbiology held its 4th contest for images created from microorganisms feeding on agar. 
Image of the Day: Water Flea
Sukanya Charuchandra | May 29, 2018 | 1 min read
A species of water flea in northern Belgium that helps keep algae in check is growing smaller and less abundant in urbanized areas. 
Image of the Day: White Weasel
Sukanya Charuchandra | May 28, 2018 | 1 min read
In Poland, researchers are observing fewer white-coated weasels as the snow melts a little earlier every year, leaving the animals exposed to predators.    
Image of the Day: Migrating Storks
Jim Daley | May 25, 2018 | 1 min read
Ornithologists tagged 27 juvenile birds to track the way they use updrafts of air heated by the sun to migrate over long distances.
Image of the Day: Pompeiian Horse
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | May 24, 2018 | 1 min read
Archaeologists unearthed the remains in a farm north of the doomed Italian city.
Image of the Day: Cocoon
Sukanya Charuchandra | May 23, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers have taken inspiration from wild silk moths to craft fibers that can transport images.
Image of the Day: Jasper the Cat
The Scientist Staff | May 22, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers found a previously undiscovered hepadnavirus in an immunocompromised cat.
Image of the Day: Hammerhead
The Scientist Staff | May 21, 2018 | 1 min read
This hammer-headed fruit bat is wearing a GPS tracker deployed by researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society.
Image of the Day: Xenopus Pigment
The Scientist Staff | May 18, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers recently used CRISPR single-guide RNAs to alter genes involved in pigmentation in frog embryos.
Image of the Day: Coral Firebreak
The Scientist Staff | May 17, 2018 | 1 min read
Marine scientists slowed the spread of a disease that attacks coral by removing areas around diseased tissue.
Image of the Day: Lego Microscopy
The Scientist Staff | May 16, 2018 | 1 min read
With open-source software and Lego hardware, researchers have created a low-cost, automated method for cellular fluorescence microscopy.
Image of the Day: Cancer Spheroid
The Scientist Staff | May 15, 2018 | 1 min read
3-D balls of cells can be used to screen for potential cancer drugs.
Image of the Day: Henrietta Lacks
The Scientist | May 12, 2018 | 1 min read
A painting of the woman who was the source of HeLa cells will be on view at the National Portrait Gallery beginning May 15.
Image of the Day: Cooking Up Neurons
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | May 11, 2018 | 1 min read
Using different combinations of transcription factors, researchers create a diverse array of neurons from mouse skin cells.
Image of the Day: Glowing Tide
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | May 10, 2018 | 1 min read
Each year, bioluminescent microorganisms create striking displays on the beaches of San Diego.
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