Pictures from the world of science, selected by Nature’s art team.
Ants under attack, birds under threat, space selfies, reflective auroras, a whole lot of flame and much more feature in this month’s Nature picture round-up.
Space selfie
Bárðarbunga blast
Ant in parasitic peril
Yosemite aflame
Slideshow: Evolving to extinction
The moons align
Video: Dining out on squid
Slideshow: Aurora’s astronomy award
Video: Laniakea
References
Segura, B. & Brown, B. V. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 87, 84-88 (2014).
Frishkoff, L. O. et al. Science 345, 1343–1346 (2014).
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Deep Sea DiningHundreds of metres below the surface in the Norfolk Canyon, off the US east coast, these squid are hunting for food. But they are also being hunted. And where the red crab fails, the monkfish succeeds. NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program
Laniakea: Our home superclusterThis Nature Video showcases the amazing supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way, dubbed Laniakea — Hawaiian for 'immeasurable heaven'.
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Cressey, D. Images of the month: September 2014. Nature (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2014.16043
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