Science Visualized

  1. Animals

    Long-tongued fly sips from afar

    Long-tongued flies can dabble in shallow blossoms or reach into flowers with roomier nectar tubes.

    By Susan Milius
  2. Planetary Science

    New exoplanet: Big Earth or small Neptune?

    NASA’s Kepler spacecraft has discovered a “cousin” of Earth 1,400 light-years away. But even though the new planet bears many similarities to Earth, experts say much about it remains a mystery.

    By Andrew Grant
  3. Ecosystems

    Encased algae create kaleidoscope of color

    The skeletons of diatoms, algae that produce oxygen but also form toxic blooms, can create beautiful microscopic designs.

    By Sarah Schwartz
  4. Genetics

    Genetic switch wipes out tumors in mice

    By switching on a single gene, researchers turned cancer cells in mice back into normal intestinal tissue.