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Cone snail species Conus hirasei. Cone snails are marine snails found
in reef environments throughout the world. They belong to the family
Conidae, genus Conus. There are more than 1,000 species known. Cone snails
prey upon other marine organisms, immobilizing them with unique venoms.
Credit: K.S. Matz |
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This image was produced as part of a research project supported in part
by the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences, Geochemistry
Program.
Credit: Labrenz |
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Bioluminescent organisms ranging from plants (Arabidopsis thaliana)
to flies (Drosophila) are powerful tools for studying circadian rhythms.
A circadian rhythm is the daily rhythmic activity cycle, based on 24-hour
intervals, that is exhibited by many organisms.
Credit: Steve A. Kay, The Scripps Research Institute |
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The preaccelerator units pictured here at Argonne National Laboratory’s
Intense Pulsed Neutron Source (IPNS) accelerate ions to 750 thousand
electron volts. IPNS provides the nation’s most consistent source
of neutrons for the study of atomic arrangements and motions in liquids
and solids, known as condensed-matter physics.
Credit: Argonne National Lab |
