Our science-inclined pals at Wired have collected a set of images depicted the world’s islands as seen from satellites in space. Unsurprisingly, many of them resemble amoeba and other organisms on the cellular level. (Put it all in perspective with the Scales of the Universe display at the American Museum of Natural History.) The abstract yet oh-so-concrete images also capture volcanoes, coral reefs, and mighty storms all from their perches in the heavens. Click through for two more shots.
Above: Atafu Atoll, Pacific Ocean, is the smallest of three atolls (pop: 500) in the Tokelau Islands near New Zealand.
The lovely geeks at Wired have rounded up the ten winners of the Department of Energy’s annual SciDAC Vis Night awards for science visualization videos. Don’t laugh. They’re really cool. The one above — which shows the turbulent flow of coolant into a mock-up of an advanced recycling nuclear reactor — is our favorite; check out the other nine videos over on Wired.
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