This honorable mention was taken by Karl Gaff from Dublin, Ireland. The trippy-looking image is of a midge larva collected from a freshwater pond and was taken using polarized light.
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The ratio of water to microbial life in fog rivals that of oceans and lakes, new research has found. Sounds gross, but it's actually good news.
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Scientists say it's a rare natural phenomenon driven by pollution and—yep—climate change.
SquidKid is a small bioreactor housing real, glowing bacteria for children to nurture and raise.
