Science Visualized

  1. Animals

    Big slimy lips are the secret to this fish’s coral diet

    A new imaging study reveals how tubelip wrasses manage to munch on stinging corals.

    By Helen Thompson
  2. Astronomy

    Magnetism disrupts winds on ‘hot Jupiter’ exoplanet

    Simulations of HAT-P 7b’s magnetic field give clues to why the exoplanet’s winds blow both east and west.

    By Ashley Yeager
  3. Earth

    Stunning images reveal glacial landscapes under the oceans

    The most detailed atlas of the seafloor ever compiled offers colorful imagery and ghostly glimpses of Earth’s glacial past.

    By Beth Geiger
  4. Animals

    The scales of the ocellated lizard are surprisingly coordinated

    The mazelike patterns of the ocellated lizard’s skin follow a set of rules from computer science.