February's sharpest science shots, selected by Nature’s art team.
Deep-sea anglerfish, netted birds and the far side of the Moon are among Nature's picture choice for February 2015.
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Disappearing smile
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Chemical cloud
Shedding light on the dark side
Zombie ant close-up
No pictures!
The world at night
Fantastical anglerfish
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06 March 2015
An earlier version of this story mis-identified the Brown-backed solitaire (Myadestes occidentalis). The text has been corrected.
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The Moon’s invisible face
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Cressey, D. Zombie ants, mummified seals and a gorilla punch. Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.17018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.17018