Latest Focal Point
Saturn's North Pole
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 1 Oct 2017
An image of Saturn's North Pole captured by Cassini as it began its dives between the planet's ring…
Mosquito foot
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 1 Sep 2017
This coloured scanning electron micrograph highlights the intricacies of a mosquito's foot.
Frog tadpoles
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 25 Aug 2017
A collection of bush frog (Raorchestes) tadpoles.
Blue banded bee
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 21 Aug 2017
The following image of a blue banded bee (Amegilla cingulata) preparing to sip nectar from the near…
Male true armyworm
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 2 Aug 2017
This is a micro CT scan of a 1 day old male armyworm showing its exoskeleton, soft tissues and trac…
Zinc oxide crystals
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 10 Jul 2017
This image displays the intergrowth of Zinc oxide crystals.
Programmed cell death
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 1 Jul 2017
This stunning image is a composite of six Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) topography of SW480 colon c…
Glacial footprint
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 5 Jun 2017
This image shows a glacial landform, now submerged under the sea, categorised as a spiralling icebe…
Human brain
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 2 May 2017
This spectacular image of the human brain has been made with a combination of hand drawing, neurosc…
Hawaiian bobtail squid
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 24 Apr 2017
This image shows a baby Hawaiian bobtail squid, measuring just 1.5 cm across.
Pigeon thermoregulation
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 1 Apr 2017
This wonderful image displays the intricate blood vessels inside a pigeon that allow it to regulate…
Tortoise shell beetle
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 27 Mar 2017
Tortoise shell beetles are harmless in small numbers but can cause severe deforestation when in lar…
Hunt for mosquitoes
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 20 Mar 2017
An image of a tern looking for food, in this case mosquitoes.
Trappist travel poster
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 1 Mar 2017
A travel poster by NASA imagining a trip to the new exoplanets announced in late February, Trappist…
Camping stove plume
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 13 Feb 2017
An image of heat rising from a camping stove.
Obelia polyps
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 1 Feb 2017
A confocal microscope image of polyps from a colony of Obelia sp. hydrozoans.
Nerve endings in cornea
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 4 Jan 2017
An image of nerve endings in the cornea, modified by Atat1 (yellow), a molecule which affects the f…
Developing plant
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 7 Dec 2016
This flower-like image shows a plant that is not developing quite right.
Time Ramp
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 21 Nov 2016
Member of the public next to chalk cliffs at Seaford.
The Storr
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 11 Nov 2016
The Old Man of Storr with the Milky Way in the background.
