The month’s best science images
This aerial view shows the Batagaika crater, a massive land slump in Siberia that formed in the 1960s when deforestation caused the permafrost to melt. The tadpole-shaped crater is about one kilometre long and nearly 90 metres deep, and grows year by year as the warming climate thaws the frozen ground. The layers of sediment on its exposed walls offer a glimpse into 200,000 years of Earth’s geological history, and ice-age fossils have been found buried in the sediment. This photo was taken by photographer Katie Orlinsky as part of a series on permafrost that was awarded third prize in the environment category of the 2020 World Press Photo Awards.
See more of the month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
Nature | Leisurely scroll
See more of the month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s photo team.
No hay comentarios:
Publicar un comentario