1. Solvay Conference - 1927

(The International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry, are located in Brussels. They were founded by the Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay in 1912, following the first world physics conference. - 1911 Conseil Solvay.

This photo was taken on October 1927 during the Fifth Solvay International Conference on Electrons and Photons, where the world's leading physicists met to discuss the newly created quantum theory. The leading figures were Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.

Einstein, disenchanted with Heisenberg's "Uncertainty Principle," remarked "God does not play dice." Bohr replied, "Einstein, stop telling God what to do.")
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2. Australian Sunrise

(Captivating sunrise seen from Nudgee Beach, Queensland, Australia.)
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3. Drug Classification Chart

(This image breaks down the majority of common drugs and stimulants into tranquillizers, depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens and shows you how much it falls into each category.)
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4. Iberian Lynx

(Although not targeted by hunters the Iberian Lynx is a category 1 endangered species which means that there are less than 100 in the wild. Their main staple diet is the hare. Most of the ones killed, lose their lives in traps set for other animals. )
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5. Supermassive Black Hole

(In 1987, a 30-million-Sun black hole was found independently by Canadian astronomer John Kormendy and US astronomers Alan Dressler and Douglas Richstone. Many more have been found since then. This is a simulation of a black hole.)
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6. Tornado Rainbow

(In this spooky shot, a massive tornado is seen forming just behind a scenic rainbow.)
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7. Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel

(Its body is 14-20cm long and the tail length is 10-14cm. It weighs 150-220g. It is nocturnal, and during the day it rests in holes in trees. It eats seeds, fruit, tree leaves, buds and bark. It faces threats from habitat destruction. )
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8. Albert Einstein

(It is a picture of Albert Einstien's head.)
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9. Fire in The Sky

(A powerfully stunning photo of a crimson lighting storm and massive, dramatic, cloud formations.)
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10. Wasp Spider

(The Wasp Spider (Argiope Bruennichi) spinning it's web. )
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11. What If Solar Was Really Subsidized?

(This is what would happen if we gave solar energy the same subsidies we currently give to the fossil fuel industry.)
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12. Sun compared to Earth

(The Suns size compared to the Earths.)
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13. Cannabis

(Cannabis sativa drawing)
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14. Giant Grasshopper

(The Giant Grasshopper (Tropidacris Cristata) resting on a leaf in Panama. This specimen is approximately 7 inches long.)
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15. Saturn V

(The Saturn V rocket making it's way to the launch pad at John F. Kennedy Space Center on the Crawler Platform.)
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1. Optical Fiber

(An optical fiber (or fibre) is a glass or plastic fiber designed to guide light along its length by total internal reflection.)
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2. Battle Map - Libya Civil War

(This map, revised as of August 14th 2011, shows the current and contested territory in the Libyan uprising and resultant civil war. It denotes positions of NATO strikes and the location of both sides' weaponry. )
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3. Ocean Foam

(Churning of water via currents creates bubbles which adhere to each other. This is a very rare phenomenon)
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4. Majestic Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

(Image compliments of Hubble and NASA.)
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5. Space Shuttle Discovery

(NASA's space shuttle discovery)
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6. Lion & Lioness

(A lion and a lioness enjoy each other's company after a long day on the savanna. )
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7. Ultra-Luminous InfraRed Galaxy (ULIRG)

(ESA's Herschel Space Observatory has detected massive amounts of molecular gas gusting at high velocities, in some cases in excess of 1000 kilometres per second, from the centres of a set of merging galaxies. This is an artists rendering. Credit: ESA/AOES Medialab )
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8. Mysterious Sunset

(A castle in a foggy sunset.)
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9. Lower Extremity Exoskeleton

(The Berkeley exoskeleton system (BLEEX) provides soldiers, disaster relief workers, wildfire fighters, and other emergency personnel the ability to carry major loads with minimal effort over any type of terrain for extended periods of time.)
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10. Soyuz Docks At The ISS

(In this stunning photo you will see a Russian Soyuz capsule approaching a docking port at the International Space Station.)
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11. Space Walker

(A close up photo of an astronaut in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. Click here for the high-resolution.)
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12. Lightning Before Sundown

(An incredible shot of a rare sunstorm.)
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13. Endeavour Docked At The ISS

(A good view of the space shuttle docked at the international space station as the Earth lies below. )
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14. Elusive Meteor Shower

(I believe this was image was captured during one of our meteor showers in 2010. We are unsure as to which shower, so please drop up a line if you know!)
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15. Scale of Cyclone Yasi

(In February 2011 a colossal cyclone (named Yasi) struck Australia as a top-rated category 5 storm. It wasn't just the strength that made this storm special; this image gives you a sense of scale for this tropical behemoth.)
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