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    Bootknife-Jackson: at first i was thinking, 'that cool blazey sun thing would look ultra hip as say, a 4x5 foot printed canvas on the wall...' than i read what it was...... more »
    Makidian: Everything starts in a glorious blaze, from the universe to life. It is just incredible. #scienceart more »
    Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: Just imagen if those things had eyes to pop. #scienceart more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: #2 is freakin awesome. It's like... mini-egg boilers. #scienceart more »
    pockifish: if you like this kind of stuff (esp the journey from the making of a sperm or egg to a baby) you need to check out Lennart Nilsson's work. Not news, b... more »
    RenRen: Careful, Charlie Jane Anders, you don't want some folks to start a 1000-post discussion on whether or not life begins at the moment the sperm enters t... more »
    cadrina: Is there any medical condition caused by two sperms entering the egg? what stops oters from entering after the first? #scienceart more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: Mmm... #4 looks like a snack I can get at Ranch99. more »
    Hamslicer: Wonderful images, we need more! more »
    BlueBeard: Revenge of the Homicidal Pumpkins? Tromaville may want to take a gander over that way. more »
    Log1c: Tessyleia 2.0 was kind of interesting as well. Reminds be a bit of Ghost in the Shell. I wouldn't mind seeing Goldilock and Tessyleia as complete comics. more »
    gods-n-clods: I scoured Zuda fairly well, and damn near gave up. Then I came across Bayou, and was impressed by great story and art. ([zudacomics.com]) I don't thin... more »
    Klebert L. Hall: Unfortunately, most of these ideas are completely unworkable, and/or based upon invalid assumptions. There's little here but infantile iconoclasm. It ... more »
    Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: If people wanted to live in an urban area, they would. Turning the suburbs into denser city-like environments is stupid. People would say, "Eww, they'... more »
    Anekanta - Go Play!: Most of these seem impractical, but a few of them are brilliant. I especially like the idea of suspending hydroponic farms above parking lots. Keeps... more »
    Darklighter: Most of these designers need a good smack upside the head from their Friendly Neighborhood Engineer. God, they make my head hurt... more »
    rudebadger: I loved the Vehiforce Energy Producing idea! Just build McDonald's and KFC's on them and I believe we will finally make electricity that is too cheap ... more »
    Jeb_Hoge: The wind turbines over highways idea is brilliant. Someone needs to fund a prototype of that immediately. Some of the other stuff...yeah, I like the w... more »
    Lundok: What? No suicide booths? more »
    The Curse of Millhaven: There are some lovely ideas here. Some are totally unworkable, of course. Harvesting that parking-lot farm would be a nightmare, for instance. I parti... more »
  • #madmicroscopy

    The Eye-Popping Moment When Human Life Begins

    This dazzling image looks like an orange sun blazing in an alien sky, but it's actually a micrograph of in-vitro fertilization, showing the moment at which the sperm penetrates the egg's membrane. It's just one of many award-winning science images. More »
  • #photomicrography

    The Microscopic Beauty of Photography's Smallest Subjects

    Each year, Nikon holds its Small World Photomicrography Competition, showcasing the wonders of a world we can only see through a microscope. These finalists' photos offer unusual views on everything from rain on a butterfly's wing to fossilized dinosaur bones. More »
  • #webcomics

    Pink Planets and Killer Pumpkins Dominate DC's Online Comics Competition

    A new crop of competitors has arrived for the Zuda Competition, DC's monthly contest to find new and innovative comics talent. This month's frontrunners chronicle the exploration of a mysterious planet, and a sentient pumpkin patch out for revenge. More »
  • #conceptart

    20 Visions of the Future of Suburbia

    Inhabitat's ReBurbia Competition asks designers to envision the future of suburbia. The results include unusual forms of transportation, changing where and how we live, and repurposing highway medians and big-box stores. Check out the finalists looking to reinvent suburban living. More »
  • #conceptart

    Inside the Heart of Gold That You Never Saw

    If you haven't seen the BBC television version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, then you need to get off your lazy duff and give it a whirl. It's extremely different from the movie version, and much closer to the novels and radio drama. Probably the best thing about it is the Guide itself, complete with amazing 2D animations depicting whatever the book is droning on about. Like the spaceship Heart of Gold, pictured here. Check out the glorious old school animation style that makes up the Bambleweeny 57 sub-meson Brain, which powers the Infinite Improbability Drive. More »