Here are the stories behind the most amazing images in the world of science this week. A recap of the coolest photos featured on Live Science.
Each week we find the most interesting and informative articles we can and along the way we uncover amazing and cool images. Here you’ll discover 10 incredible photos and the stories behind them.
Dinnertime!
Hundreds of hungry polar bears were treated to a whale of a buffet last week when the carnivores descended on a whale carcass on the coast of Russia’s Wrangel Island.
[Full Story: Picnic Time! 230 Polar Bears Feast on Whale Carcass]
Unusual spider:
One unique arachnid found not only in the Sonoran Desert but also in the Mojave and Chihuahuan deserts is the desert tarantula. Check out these amazing photos of desert tarantulas.
[Full Story: Desert Tarantulas: Photos of the Amazing Arachnids of the Sonoran Desert]
Night’s butterflies:
Over 1,000 species of nocturnal moths come into the light, in the new book, “Mariposas Nocturnas.”
[Full Story: Meet the Colorful Nocturnal Moths of ‘Mariposas Nocturnas’ (Photos)]
Large rodents discovered:
A new species of rat, measuring 18 inches long, has been discovered in the South Pacific, the first time in 80 years a new rat species has been found there.
[Full Story: Giant Rodent: 18-Inch Rat Species Discovered]
Maternal mourning?
In a wildlife park in Italy, one macaque mother named Evalyne whose newborn died after just five days spent four weeks carrying around the infant’s mummified remains, even cannibalizing the corpse.
[Full Story: Mourning Mom? Macaque Carries Daughter’s Mummified Corpse for 4 Weeks]
Massive iceberg:
A colossal iceberg four and a half times the size of Manhattan has broken off the Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica, marking the second time the glacier has calved a giant iceberg in just two years, according to news reports.
[Full Story: Iceberg 4.5 Times the Size of Manhattan Breaks Off Antarctic Glacier]
Tiny worlds in action:
From a growing root to a sweating fingertip — here are the videos that took top honors in the Nikon Small World in Motion competition.
[Full Story: Prizewinning Videos Show It’s a Small World After All]
Catssssssss in spaaaaaaace:
If you know anything about Saturn, you probably know that it’s a planet surrounded by rings. But did you know that it’s also surrounded by cats?
[Full Story: Cosmic Kittens: Saturn Features Get Feline Names]
Ancient bellies:
Ever wonder what a trilobite’s gut looked like?
[Full Story: Trilobite Tummies Revealed in New Fossils]
Islands in ruin:
Photos show how Hurricane Maria devastated several Caribbean Islands, including Puerto Rico.
[Full Story: Hurricane Maria’s Aftermath: Photos Reveal Devastation on Caribbean Islands]
