Lakes have been the source of fascination for geologists, historians and general mankind for thousands of years. Coming in every shape, size, age, colour and depth you can imagine, they are natural wonders to behold and often the source of fear at what lurks beneath. picked by iamamaniac 10 hours ago

A NASA-captured image of an eruption at Russia's Sarychev volcano in June, 2009 picked by Bornbad 22 hours ago

Where To Watch Tomorrow’s Leonid Meteor Showers picked by Bornbad 5 days ago

Mine has real guts! picked by heymrp 6 days ago

It is such a shame that Carl Sagan is not alive to see these pictures. picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago

This image of the liver shows blood vessels called sinusoids as long pink channels, brown tissue that is important in the production of bile. The channels - shown as thin green grooves - carry the bile towards the small intestine to help digestion. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

VOCs, as they’re known, cause eye, nose and throat irritation, and chronic exposure may damage the central nervous system, kidney and liver. Read more by clicking on the photo. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago

The face of the Beatles' drummer, Ringo Starr, can been seen in a droplet of water bouncing on a lotus leaf in high-speed images taken by a research team at Duke University. They are calling it "the Starkey Effect." One of the researchers said that his is the first time he has seen the image of a Beatle in a physics experiment.

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another and another if you click the image picked by suebe 2 weeks ago

This week we have been looking at some incredible canyons from around the world, so we decided to compile a list of our top 10 that we found, if you know of any more then let me know and I will add them to the list below. picked by iamamaniac 2 weeks ago

Every year, thousands of people across the world are seriously injured and even killed by the wild creatures of the animal kingdom. Check out these stats on personal injury in the wild and see which animal attacks are the most dangerous. picked by iamamaniac 2 weeks ago

Equine health lectures that uses real 'painted' horses as live anatomical text books picked by suebe 4 weeks ago

Upside down birds. Lots of them if you click the image. :D picked by suebe 1 month ago

A snake measuring sixteen inches long has been discovered in China by Dean Qiongxiu, making its grand entrance by clinging to the bathroom wall with a clawed talon. picked by cecilberman 1 month ago

Gecko in nature picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

Fluorescent actin protein filaments.
(35 Years of the World’s Best Microscope Photography) picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

A camera attached to an albatros reveals that the birds occasionally follow killer whales in their bid to find food.
Click for more photos and some info. picked by suckersklub 1 month ago

Alzheimer's Fish - blue and red mark specific proteins.
Click through for more winners of Nikon's Small World Photography Contest. picked by suckersklub 1 month ago

Waterfalls are one of nature's most amazing wonders - found all over the world they've captivated man since the dawn of time. The most famous waterfalls are often the tallest or widest, but there are actually lots of types of waterfall, from cascade to plunge to horsetail - they are all amazing in their own way. picked by iamamaniac 1 month ago

A paintball collides with an egg picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

Blowing bubbles at the phæno science center in Wolfsburg, Germany picked by suckersklub 2 months ago

A study was done where people were shown celebrity's faces with and without eyebrows and then with and without eyes. Surprisingly the images without eyebrows were far less recognizable than those without eyes. Click image for article picked by 2manyusernames 2 months ago

Stunning shots of thirsty bats swooping down for a drink from garden pond. picked by cb__ 2 months ago

A baby boy with his headless conjoined twin attached at the chest lies on a bed in a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The otherwise healthy infant was born with the torso, legs and hands of a male twin attached picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

The Hubble Space Telescope is to end its life in a blaze of glory after the final upgrade to the orbiting observatory was declared a success with the release of a spectacular series of images. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago