Science pictures

The top prize went to a remarkable image of a single, floating atom captured by an Oxford University student using a basic DSLR camera.

Aristos Georgiou Feb 17, 2018

We look at craters that have suddenly opened up around the world.

David Sim Feb 16, 2018

People living along the California coast are being treated to a living light show as tiny glowing phytoplankton light up the waves at Big Sur.

David Sim Feb 09, 2018

Photos show buildings in Hualien leaning at sharp angles, their lowest floors crushed into mangled heaps of concrete, shattered glass and bent iron beams.

David Sim Feb 07, 2018

Cape Town is in the grips of a drought so severe that it is projected to run out of water on 12 April, becoming the world's first major city to run dry

David Sim Jan 29, 2018

Lava fountains gush up 700 metres (2,300 feet) above Mount Mayon's crater and ash plumes tower up to three kilometres (1.9 miles) in the sky.

David Sim Jan 23, 2018

Theresa May has pledged to eradicate avoidable plastic waste by 2042, as part of a new environmental agenda.

David Sim Jan 11, 2018

California has legalised the sale of recreational marijuana, and it's no surprise its retail outlets emulate California's most successful brand.

David Sim Jan 03, 2018

The Thomas Fire grew by 56,000 acres on Sunday and is now just 10 percent contained, down from 15 percent the day before.

David Sim Dec 11, 2017

At least four major southern California wildfires have prompted the evacuation of about 200,000 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and buildings.

David Sim Dec 07, 2017

Firefighters are battling to contain at least four wildfires marching across southern California, whipped up by fierce Santa Ana winds.

David Sim Dec 06, 2017

Thousands of people have been evacuated as the Thomas Fire threatens Santa Paula and Ventura, destroying homes and vehicles in its path.

David Sim Dec 05, 2017

Winners of the third Royal Society Publishing photography competition, which celebrates the power of images to communicate science.

David Sim Dec 05, 2017

Although we think of man as having negative impacts on wildlife, several cats species use paths to rapidly move around the rainforest.

David Sim Dec 01, 2017

Volcanologists say the volcano has entered a new phase with magma now visible at Agung's peak, meaning a greater risk of a larger eruption.

David Sim Nov 27, 2017

The overnight deluge hit the industrial towns of Nea Peramos and Mandra, about 27km (17 miles) west of Athens, trapping dozens of people in their homes or cars.

David Sim Nov 15, 2017

Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western Kermanshah province bore the brunt of the earthquake, with flattened buildings and many fatalities.Photos show rescue workers searching for victims and survivors trapped in the rubble.

David Sim Nov 13, 2017

Ferocious wildfires have killed at least 36 people in Portugal, including a one-month-old baby, and at least three in Spain.

David Sim Oct 17, 2017

Aerial photos show enormous scale of devastation, with block after block obliterated, leaving smouldering piles of ash dotted by brick chimneys and the skeletons of burnt-out cars.

David Sim Oct 12, 2017

At least four wineries suffered "total or very significant losses," and at least nine reported damage to their winery, outbuildings or surrounding vineyards.

David Sim Oct 11, 2017

IBTimes UK shares portraits and stories of survivors living in small towns near the epicentre of the earthquake that rocked Mexico on 19 September, killing at least 369 people.

David Sim Oct 10, 2017

Fifteen wildfires broke out almost simultaneously in Northern California, destroying homes, wineries and hotels and trailer parks. Seven died in Sonoma County. Two died in Napa County and one in Mendocino County. Death toll is expected to rise.

David Sim Oct 10, 2017

The annual Nikon Small World Competition recognises the best photos taken under a microscope. Winners include magnified spiders' eyes and ants' legs and the crystalline structure of minerals and pharmaceuticals.

David Sim Oct 06, 2017

The winners of the 2017 Nikon Small World Competition have been revealed.Combining art and science, the contest recognises the best photos taken under a microscope.

David Sim Oct 04, 2017

The US territory of 3.4 million people has struggled through nine days with virtually no electricity and shortages of fuel and clean water in the wake of the most powerful storm to hit the island in nearly 90 years.

David Sim Sep 29, 2017

Vanuatu, home to about 260,000 people, is made up of about 65 islands on the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire.

David Sim Sep 28, 2017

Archaeologists found the remains of nine men, all between the ages of 25 and 30, who were sacrificed as part of a Sican ritual.

David Sim Sep 27, 2017

Bali is being shaken daily by hundreds of tremors from the mountain, which volcanologists say indicates a high chance of an eruption.

David Sim Sep 26, 2017

The storm-battered US island territory has struggled through days with virtually no electricity, and more misery could be on the way thanks to a dam that might fail at any moment.

David Sim Sep 25, 2017

Desperate parents join police, firefighters and volunteers as they work through the night in a frantic search for dozens of young children feared buried under a Mexico City school.

David Sim Sep 20, 2017