RPS Science Photographer of the Year winners and runners up announced
12 February 2021
From the dramatic decline of Arctic ice to a colourful dinosaur bone and bubble beats, enjoy the winners of the RPS Science Photographer of the Year competition
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Shy pangolin hides its face in Mozambique forest
24 January 2018
They have been called the most hunted animal in the world, so perhaps you can’t blame this pangolin for not showing its face
Ravenous rainforest resident plucks midnight snack from thin air
19 December 2017
Darkness in the Chocó rainforest of Ecuador holds many surprises, such as this young Andean mouse-opossum messily munching on a moth
Blue jeans frog strikes a dramatic pose in Costa Rica
29 June 2016
Cristobal Serrano found a strawberry poison-dart frog posed like a public speaker. He put a tiny spotlight flash on it for its moment on the stage
Insects reveal an alien beauty in huge extreme close-up photos
20 April 2016
You have never seen insects in such astounding detail before – each image took the photographer weeks to create from thousands of microscope shots
Mass of spawning fish make a milky way on a coral reef
2 March 2016
When photographer Tony Wu went to Palau to watch red snapper spawn he discovered why so few photos of the spectacle exist
Crystallised tears form beautiful patterns unique as snowflakes
24 February 2016
Maurice Mikkers makes his friends cry. Then, he lets the tears evaporate and photographs the unique, intricate patterns of crystallised salt they leave behind
Here's my nuptial gift, a dead planthopper – now can we mate?
18 November 2015
Male wingless scorpionflies present nuptial food gifts to females in order to secure copulation, but was this female impressed by the male's package?
Living fossil nautilus re-emerges after 30 years of hiding
16 September 2015
Almost three decades had passed since the last sighting of Allonautilus scrobiculatus when this creature swam in front of Peter Ward's camera last month
Corals glow in spectacular colours thanks to ‘fluo-dive' lights
9 September 2015
Seen with the naked eye, none of these sea creatures would be so colourful. But blasted with intense blue light they fluoresce, creating a beautiful light show
