Observatory on Mauna Kea at sunset, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Observatory on Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Observatory on Mauna Kea at sunset, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Observatory on Mauna Kea at sunset, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Observatory on Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Observatory on Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii, United States of America, Pacific

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) tail-slapping near researchers in Chatham Strait, Southeast Alaska, USA.

The Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Sea Lion operating kayaks in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

The Lindblad Expeditions ship National Geographic Sea Lion operating in Southeast Alaska, USA. Pacific Ocean.

Caucasian woman watering garden in greenhouse

Caucasian scientist using digital tablet in greenhouse

Caucasian scientist using digital tablet in greenhouse

Chinese businesswoman texting on cell phone in restaurant

Paraplegic student working with classmate in science classroom

Close up of computer keyboard, files, cell phone and eyeglasses on office desk

Caucasian woman posing in greenhouse

Portrait of laughing Mixed Race doctor outdoors at hospital

Portrait of smiling Mixed Race doctor holding digital tablet outdoors

Doctors walking and talking outdoors at hospital

Caucasian mother with twin baby daughters on bed texting on cell phone

Caucasian scientist using digital tablet in greenhouse

Mixed race woman working out with digital tablet in gymnasium

Close up of pushpins on roadmap route

Caucasian woman gardening in greenhouse

Close up of computer keyboard, files and cell phone on office desk

Close up of pile of roadmaps

Anthrax Bacteria, SEM

The Robert C Byrd Green Bank Telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia, USA

Submillimeter Array, SMA, consisting of eight radio telescopes at a height of 4080m near the summit of the extinct volcano Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA

Submillimeter Array, SMA, consisting of eight radio telescopes at a height of 4080m near the summit of the extinct volcano Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA

A bottle of ethanol and some of the materials ethanol can be made of at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, operated by the US Department of Energy, where scientists are developing economical processes for making cellulosic ethanol from non-edible p

Biosphere 2, Science and Research Center, partial view, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Ray and Maria Stata Center, architect Frank Gehry, MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, New England, USA

Ray and Maria Stata Center, architect Frank Gehry, MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, New England, USA

The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas, the facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, on the Plains of San Agustin in Datil, western New Mexico, USA

The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas, the facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the tracks enable astronomers to move the antennas to different locations, on the Plains of San Agustin in Datil, we

The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas, the facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, on the Plains of San Agustin in Datil, western New Mexico, USA

The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas, the facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, on the Plains of San Agustin in Datil, western New Mexico, USA

The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas, the facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, on the Plains of San Agustin in Datil, western New Mexico, USA

The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas, the facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, on the Plains of San Agustin in Datil, western New Mexico, USA

The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas, the facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, on the Plains of San Agustin in Datil, western New Mexico, USA

The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas, the facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, on the Plains of San Agustin in Datil, western New Mexico, USA

The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas, the facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, on the Plains of San Agustin in Datil, western New Mexico, USA

Milky Way above Halema'uma'u crater eruption, Kilauea volcano, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Big Island of Hawai'i, USA, North America

The Very Large Array radio telescope consists of 27 large dish antennas, the facility is part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, on the Plains of San Agustin in Datil, western New Mexico, USA

Domes of the Subaru Telescope and the two Keck Telescopes near the summit of the extinct volcano Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA

Biosphere 2, Science and Research Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Mauna Kea Observatory on the summit of the Mauna Kea Volcano, 4205m, right the Gemini Observatory, left the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, CFHT, Mauna Kea, Hawai'i, USA

Astronomical observatories near the summit of the extinct volcano Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA

Domes of the two Keck telescopes near the summit of the extinct volcano Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA

The Ronald Reagan Institute of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington D.C., USA

Mauna Kea Observatory on the summit of the Mauna Kea Volcano, 4205m, the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawai'i, USA

Biosphere 2, Science and Research Center, detail of the glass facade, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Hawaiian temple on the summit of the Mauna Kea Volcano, 4205m, part of the Mauna Kea Observatory on the horizon, Mauna Kea, Hawai'i, USA

Closeup of just hatched chicks in hatchery at Halifax, N Carolina

Prime laying hen being grown on research farm,Pocomoke, Virginia

Feading chickens on research farm near Salisbury, MD

Feading chicks on research farm near Salisbury, MD

Portrait Of A Reindeer (Rangifer Tarandus), Fairbanks, Alaska, United States Of America

Research divers from the MOC Marine Institute glue broken coral heads back together and map out coral damage at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. In the future, data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

Research divers from the MOC Marine Institute map out coral damage at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. In the future, data from here will help to determine the health of Hawaii's reefs, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

A research diver from the MOC Marine Institute glues broken coral back together at Molokini Marine Preserve off the island of Maui, Hawaii. The coral is tagged and will be monitored, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

USA, Washington DC, The Mall, Archives of the United States of America.

Tara Oceans Expeditions - May 2011. Tara with deployed plancton nets. On "station", the boat is drifting without engine or sails. Tara Oceans, a unique expedition: Tara Oceans is the very first attempt to make a global study of marine plankton, a form of sea life that includes organisms as small as viruses and bacterias, and as big as medusas. Our goal is to better understand planktonic ecosystems by exploring the countless species, learning about interactions among them and with their environment. Marine plankton is the only ecosystem that is almost continuous over the surface of the Earth. Studying plankton is like taking the pulse of our planet. Recently, scientists have discovered the great importance of plankton for the climate: populations of plankton are affected very rapidly by variations in climate. But in turn they can influence the climate by modifying the absorption of carbon. In a context of rapid physico-chemical changes, for example the acidification observed today in the world's oceans, it is urgent to understand and predict the evolution of these particular ecosystems. Finally, plankton is an astonishing way of going back in time ? a prime source of fossils. Over the eons, plankton has created several hundred meters of sediment on the ocean floors. This allows us to go back in time, to the first oceans on Earth, and better understand the history of our biosphere. More than 12 fields of research are involved in the project, which will bring together an international team of oceanographers, ecologists, biologists, geneticists, and physicists from prestigious laboratories headed by Eric Karsenti of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory. Galapagos

West African Gabon viper's venom removal in a laboratory ; Latoxan Laboratory

A technician at the foot of the station holds a large evacuation sock into which a person is lowered. Once a month, all the staff carry out an emergency evacuation of the station using a ?sock?. The idea is to let yourself slide down a tube of fabric that slows your fall to such an extent that you can even stop yourself by spreading your arms and legs. A technician is waiting for us at the bottom to assist with the last metre of the descent. Concordia Antarctic Research Station, Dome C plateau, East Antarctica.