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Images and Slide Shows

Some of science's most remarkable statements aren't made in words. Here, we've gathered some online features tied to unusual or striking images from Science and its companion sites.

International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2008  >
In the journal's 26 September 2008 issue, Science, in partnership with the National Science Foundation, presents the winners and honorable mentions in the sixth annual International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge.
Audio Slideshow: Episode 7: How Astronomers Have Fun (and Nearly Die Trying)  >
In the November 2 installment of The Gonzo Scientist, contributing correspondent John Bohannon The Gonzo Scientist risks life and limb to reach the Gobi Desert in time to help rescue the sun from being swallowed by the dragon-god Rah. [Flash 8 and JavaScript required; broadband connection recommended.] (Posted 5 September 2008)
Audio Slideshow: Happy 300th Birthday, Linnaeus  >
In the November 2 installment of The Gonzo Scientist, contributing correspondent John Bohannon visits Uppsala, Sweden, for a tricentennial birthday bash for Carl Linnaeus -- who, in addition to being the father of modern taxonomy, also appears to have had a thing for food. [Flash 8 and JavaScript required; broadband connection recommended.] (Posted 2 November 2007)
Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2007  >
From depicting the inside of the nose to modeling the flight of bats to exploring the neurobiology of nicotine addiction: The winners and honorable mentions of the fifth annual challenge, cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and Science, explore new and interesting approaches to visualizing science. (Posted 28 September 2007)
Audio Slideshow: A Summer Camp for Grown-Up Geeks  >
In a slideshow accompanying the first installment of The Gonzo Scientist, contributing correspondent John Bohannon narrates a tour of some sights and sounds from Idea City, Canada's premier summer conference for scientists and other thinkers. [Flash 8 and JavaScript required; broadband connection recommended.] (Posted 14 September 2007)
Audio Slideshow: The Fellowship of the Hobbit  >
Audio interviews by Elizabeth Culotta with several scientists featured in her August 10 News Focus article on the controversial H. Floresiensis 'hobbit' fossil, along with images direct from the excavation site. [Flash 8 and JavaScript required; broadband connection recommended.] (Posted 31 August 2007)
Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2006  >
The inner details of a child mummy, mathematical surfaces rendered as glass objects, the highest mountain on Earth, air traffic by night, cellular dynamics, the vasculature of conjoined twins, and more -- all captured by the winners of the fourth annual challenge, cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and Science. (Posted 22 September 2006)
HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Photo Essay  >
Images by Malcolm Linton and commentary by Jon Cohen show the human face behind the devastating epidemics in the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico, and South America. A feature of Science 28 July 2006 special issue. (Posted 27 July 2006)
Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2005  >
In the third annual challenge, cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and Science magazine, the winners included a striking illustration of neuronal activity, amazing video of the emergence of the 17-year cicadas, and more. (Posted 23 September 2005)
125th Anniversary Series: Global Voices of Science  >
During 2005, Science celebrated the 125th anniversary of the publication of its first issue with a special essay series, inviting researchers from around the world to provide a regional view of the scientific enterprise. Each of the essays was accompanied by an online slide show. (Posted monthly throughout 2005)
Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2004  >
The second annual running of the NSF-Science cosponsored competition featured entries from delicate images of diatoms to an infrared movie of a bat capturing its prey. (Posted 24 September 2004)
HIV/AIDS in Asia  >
Culminating a year-long exploration of the disease on the Asian continent, the wrap-up feature of the series was accompanied by an online slide show and photo essay with dozens of images from Malcolm Linton and commentary by Jon Cohen. (Posted 25 June 2004)
Biological Imaging  >
In Science's 4 April 2003 special issue, a feast of news and reviews on the cutting edge of imaging technology -- coupled with a slide show depicting some striking examples. (Posted 24 September 2004)

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