The National Science Foundation and the journal Science announce the winners of last year's contest for the best visualizations in science and engineering. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering ...

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In explaining complicated science, a picture can be worth far more than a thousand words. Science visualization brings to life the often under-appreciated beauty of the way the world works–from how ...

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Today the journal Science and the National Science Foundation announced the honorees for the 2010 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. Judges select winners from four ...

First Place and People’s Choice, Photography: Biomineral Single Crystals. Credit: Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert and Christopher E. Killian; University of Wisconsin, Madison ...

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Science and engineering's most powerful statements are not made from words alone: the National Science Foundation (NSF) along with the journal Science last week announced the winners of the ninth ...

From microscopic coral to massive planets, the natural world is full of beauty on a scale that can only be seen with the aid of a microscopic or a telescope. Announced today, the winners of the 11th ...