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1 week ago | 
sciencefocus.com | James Cutmore
For most of us, a fast car is just a tool to get us from A to B – to pick the kids up from school or procure the weekly shop. For others, however, it’s about getting to B with a grin on their face and their ears still ringing – the groceries, inevitably, left behind (though maybe not the kids). For those who subscribe to the latter point of view, some clever people invented supercars.
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2 months ago | 
sciencefocus.com | James Cutmore
The prestigious World Nature Photography Awards have revealed this year's winners, with the top prize going to – drum roll, please – a breathtaking aerial photo of two deer running through a snow-covered vineyard. The photo below, taken by Slovenian photographer Maruša Puhek, won the top prize out of hundreds of entries from around the world. Other standout shots include a stunning image of birds battling in mid-air and an adorable fox joyfully leaping.
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2 months ago | 
sciencefocus.com | James Cutmore
Not an insect fan? Look away now: the winning images in the Royal Entomological Society’s Photography Competition 2024 have just been announced. This year's selection of close-up critters features a very menacing-looking beetle, an unfortunate mummified wasp and a peculiarly monochrome butterfly. However, the most intriguing picture according to the judges was that of a gnat ogre (a species of robber fly, not a relative of Shrek).
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
sciencefocus.com | James Cutmore
The winners of this year's Close-up Photographer of the Year have just been announced. The overall winner was an amazing image of two stag beetles in silhouette, appropriately called 'Clash of the Titans', photographed by Svetlana Ivanenko. Each year, stag beetles engage in intense battles for mating rights, and the image masterfully captures the drama of such a clash between two males in a strikingly atmospheric shot.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
sciencefocus.com | James Cutmore
The shortlist for the Close-up Photographer of the Year has been announced, and some downright stunning, weird and very very zoomed-in images are in the frame for the top prize. From an adorable baby wallaby seeking shelter in its mother's pouch to a bird feeding their chick in an unusual way, these images highlight the beauty of nature close-up.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
sciencefocus.com | James Cutmore
Venomous spiders have earned a reputation as one of the deadliest and most dangerous creatures on planet Earth. The stars of countless nightmares and horror movies, these eight-legged predators are renowned for subduing and paralysing their prey before devouring it, often while it's still alive. Although most species of spiders possess venom glands, they don't typically pose a threat to humans.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
sciencefocus.com | James Cutmore
The Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition – the premier science photography competition – is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This marks five decades of showcasing a spectacular blend of science and art under the microscope. This year’s winner is Dr Bruno Cisterna (with assistance from Dr Eric Vitriol of Augusta University), for his groundbreaking image of differentiated mouse brain tumour cells.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
sciencefocus.com | James Cutmore
The winners of the Natural History Museum’s prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition have just been announced. This year's winner is Canadian marine conservation photojournalist Shane Gross for his image of a magical underwater world of western toad tadpoles. Kathy Moran, chair of the jury said that all of the judges had been "captivated by the mix of light, energy and connectivity between the environment and the tadpoles".
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
sciencefocus.com | James Cutmore
A beautifully observed image of a bearded dragon basking under the hot Australian sun has been named the winner in the British Ecological Society’s annual photography competition, Capturing Ecology. The winning images, taken by ecologists, photographers and students, highlight and celebrate the diversity of ecology from around the world. Highlights from this year's prize include an amazing image of an invasive crayfish, and a fight between and wasp and a spider.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
sciencefocus.com | James Cutmore
Ryan Imperio has just been announced as the Overall Winner of the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s title Astronomy Photographer of the Year, with his astounding image of the progression of Baily’s beads during the 2023 annular solar eclipse. Baily’s beads are formed when sunlight shines through the valleys and craters of the Moon’s surface, breaking the eclipse’s well-known ring pattern, and are only visible when the Moon enters or exits an eclipse.
