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A longwing butterfly rests on a <em>Lantana</em> flower Image
October 4, 2024


A longwing butterfly

A longwing butterfly rests on a Lantana flower. Its wing patterns have been modified through CRISPR gene editing, which removed a crucial RNA molecule, leading to the loss of melanic scales (or black pigment).


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A longwing butterfly rests on a <em>Lantana</em> flower Image

A longwing butterfly
The University of Wyoming King Air research aircraft after upgrades Image

NSF University of Wyoming King Air research plane after upgrades
An experimental setup for a light-activated, anion pump (center) developed by researchers Image

Light-activated anion pump
Ion implantation using a tandem accelerator on bulk material Image

Ion implantation using a tandem accelerator
Bursts of lava during the Sundhnúkur eruption on Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland Image

Bursts of lava light the night during Sundhnúkur eruption
Researchers performing floating offshore windfarm experiments in the wind-wave facility Image

Wind-wave facility at Portland State University
Two juvenile elephants greet each other in Samburu National Reserve in Kenya Image

Two juvenile African elephants greet each other
The NSF Very Large Array at dusk with the moon rising Image

Moonrise over the Very Large Array
Elephant family comforting calf during afternoon nap Image

Elephant family comforting calf during afternoon nap
Illustration showing skin tissues rendered transparent following saturation by FD&C Yellow 5, including the paths of photons reflecting off undyed tissues. Image

Skin tissues rendered transparent following saturation by dye
A jar of undissolved FD&C Yellow 5 dye. Image

Undissolved FD&C Yellow 5 dye used in rendering tissue transparent
3D-printed materials known as small-molecule, ionic isolation lattices, or SMILES Image

Small-molecule ionic isolation lattices
Illustration showing cross section through a cell infected with a coronavirus such as SARS-CoV-2 as it's actively replicating, and new viruses are being created Image

Coronavirus life cycle
Illustration showing cross section of a casein micelle and a fat globule from cow's milk Image

Casein micelle and fat globule in milk
Illustration showing a vaccine designed using a new method that stimulates the immune system to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV Image

HIV vaccine
Illustration showing a stage in the aquatic bacterium <em>Caulobacter crescentus'</em> life cycle Image

Caulobacter polar microdomain
Illustration showing the three stages in the life cycle of bacteriophage T4 Image

Bacteriophage T4 infection
A collage of five comb jelly species Image

Comb jellies used in study on adaptability for vastly different environments
A small plastic structure created and crushed by a robot with the pressure equivalent to an adult Arabian horse standing on a quarter Image

3D-printed structure created by robot for energy-absorption experiment
A researcher uses an inverted fluorescence microscope to image cancer cells Image

A researcher uses inverted fluorescence microscope to image cancer cells
A highly transparent, flourine-rich crystal with thorium-229 atom trapped inside Image

A flourine-rich crystal with atom trapped inside
Sunrise over Arthur's Harbor on the southwest coast of Anvers Island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica Image

Sunrise over Arthur's Harbor, Antarctica
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory at sunset Image

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory at sunset
Artistic rendition of first-ever Bose-Einstein condensate achieved using molecules Image

Artistic rendition of first-ever Bose-Einstein condensate achieved using molecules
Vacuum chamber where ultracold gases of sodium-cesium molecules are made Image

Vacuum chamber where ultracold gases of dipolar sodium-cesium molecules are made
An optical bench containing lasers and optical elements used in experiments to cool temperatures Image

Lasers and optical elements used to cool temperatures
White-edged tree frog (Boana albomarginata) Image

White-edged tree frog (Boana albomarginata)
3D photoelastic particles light up and change color under force Image

3D photoelastic particles light up and change color under force
Artist's rendering of <em>Nanuqsaurus</em> (background standing) and the skull of <em>Pachyrhinosaurus</em> (foreground) Image

Evolution of body size not reduced to function of latitude or temperature
The 32 Telsa superconducting magnet located at the NSF National High Magnetic Field Laboratory Image

MagLab's 32 Telsa superconducting magnet
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