Royal Society Publishing photography competition 2023 – in pictures

The microscopic world hidden within an autumn leaf has won theRoyal Society Publishing photography competition 2023. Overall winner Irina Petrova Adamatzky researches the electrical activity of fungi, slime moulds and other micro-organisms, at Unconventional Computing Lab, UWE Bristol.‘I unintentionally captured this scene while collecting samples of slime moulds in a field near my home in Somerset, noticed them the evening before and had intended to gather samples to measure their electrical activity for our research. However, my attention was diverted by a simple autumn leaf that, although seemingly ordinary, held something intriguing within. I gathered it, along with my samples, and the following day I was amazed to discover what appeared to be another world within the confines of that unassuming leaf’Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Matt Fidler Tags: Photography Microbiology Art and design Science UK news Royal Society Awards and prizes Source Type: news