20 17 best scientific photos

Page 1 * * 1 0: Page1Page 2 Page 4 Page 6 Page 7 Page 9 10 Amazing Science (Darlene Tanner /ZUMA) is full of exciting and compelling related sciences this year. From lovely animals-such as a four-month-old gorilla and a pair of orange puffins-to amazing pictures of the earth, such as the world's largest shark, the following are the most striking scientific photos in 20 17.

On June 18, Allen Wallace's blue light provided people with the opportunity to dance in three cliff bays near Swansea, Wales. Landscape photographer Alyn Wallace took this photo under the stars. Blue is produced by bioluminescent plankton, which glows when disturbed by water flow or splash. The sparkling sea: why the beautiful blue light illuminates the Welsh coast.

The whirlwind licked the coast like a tentative cat (NASA Earth Observatory). In this satellite image released by NASA, a tornado hit the Portuguese coast in July. A low-pressure system pulls coastal water vapor from the ocean into the warm and dry atmosphere of Iberian Peninsula. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) on NASA's Terra satellite captured the rotating clouds. [In gorgeous space pictures, a hurricane hit the coast of Portugal]

"Fatal Beauty" (Marty Smith, Ocean Art Competition 20 16) The Blue Lasso produced by Matty Smith won the 20 17 Ocean Art Underwater Photography Competition held in South Wales, Australia, with its nude depiction of a Pacific War fighter in the new night sky. Humans in the war are social animals, which are composed of four different types of corals. They are all unique organisms and work together as a single organism. [Dramatic war figures win the highest marine art photography award]

Alberto coll rata/ paleogeography, paleoclimatology, paleoecology (doi:10.1016/j.palaero.2017.01)) is the terror of the ocean. The biggest shark in history became extinct 2.5 million years ago. A study published in the journal Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology shows that this reason is related to the lack of prey for these behemoths. [://livescience/57499 Why did Megalodon go to severed.html]

Rocky Mountain Highlands (ESA/ NASA) At the end of 20 16, the International Space Station galloped over the Rocky Mountain and captured a wonderful snow scene. Thomas Pesquet, an astronaut of the European Space Agency, holds a photo of a cloud on the top of the mountain.

Love of puffins (Ben Dean) In this moody black-and-white photo, a pair of puffins with orange mouths are kissing. A study published in April this year found that orange-billed puffins with long-term monogamous relationship are closely linked in the annual winter migration process, which may enable them to coordinate the breeding groups returning to Wales every spring. [puffins and lovers keep close relationship during the "winter vacation"]

The Thomas fire in California is now considered to be the biggest wildfire in the state's history. On June 5438+February 10, this huge gray cloud formed over Ventura County and Santa Barbara County. The so-called thermal cumulus cloud, the smoke cloud is a kind of cumulus cloud, which is formed by the fire released by hot air and smoke. Nick Nauslar, a research scientist at the Mesoscale Meteorological Institute/Storm Prediction Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), told Live Science at the time. Gray wart