December 26, 2008

Science Friday: Microscopic Obama heads & more

• New collections:
  • The Big Picture hosts some fascinating images from the microscopic world.
  • Seed Magazine offers up a terrific science photography portfolio. [Via]
  • Discover Magazine features their picks for the Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2008. Truth be told, I found the set kind of underwhelming, but I do dig this Martian landslide. [Via]
  • “Punch hole clouds” and other funky atmospheric formations appear on Dark Roasted Blend. [Via Reen Bodo]
• And older ones:
  • Bibliodyssey’s Root & Trunk cutaway drawings come from the 17th century. (No Obama heads available then, apparently.)
  • Infographics of Antiquity: Check out the site’s set of De Aetatibus Mundi Imagines.

• “Catching Criminals With Photoshop”: In an interview Jim Hoerricks, LAPD, talks about how he uses the app in his work. For lots more from Jim, check out his Forensic Photoshop blog.