Biology

Artwork by <n>Andy Goldsworthy</n> (1982) overlaid with a quote by writer <n>Sophie Strand</n>.

Artwork from the <n>Magical Contamination</n> series by microbiologist and artist <n>Dasha Plesen</n>.

The sole of the <n>Nike Pegasus Trail 3 GORE-TEX</n> trail running shoe.

A photograph presented with text from <n>Heathcote Williams</n>'s 1988 book, <n>Whale Nation</n>.

An illustration from the book <n>Parallel Botany</n> by artist <n>Leo Lionni</n>.

A digital illustration for <n>Salicylic Acid Exquisite Cream</n>.

Artwork by <n>Maurizio Cattelan</n> for <n>Toiletpaper</n> magazine.

<n>Stick Insects</n> sculptures by <n>Kyle Bean</n>, commissioned by <n>Wallpaper* magazine</n>.

An illustration of <n>The Mushroom Life Cycle</n> by mycologist <n>Paul Stamets</n>, 1995.

<n>Young Imperial Angelfish</n> from '<n>Living fishes of the world</n>' (1961). Photo by <n>Gene Wolfsheimer</n>.

<n>butterfly in a cramped room</n> by <n>Sasha Satchi</n>.

A pelagic octopus, photographed by <n>Jeff Rotman</n> in 1980.

A <n>Ganoderma</n> fungus from British Columbia, Canada.

<n>Star Shell</n> (1947) by photographer <n>Ruth Bernhard</n>.

A still from the television series <n>H2O: Just Add Water</n>. Mermaid tail by <n>JMB FX Studio</n>.

<n>Ants feasting on honeydew</n> by <n>Prathamesh Jaju</n>, winner of the 2021 <n>Royal Society of Biology Photography Competition</n>.

Cover art for the song <n>Sometimes</n> by musician <n>Unikon</n>.

A still of the character <n>Zac</n> from the TV show <n>Mako Mermaids</n>.

<n>Cassiopeia</n> jellyfish from the book '<n>Sea jellies: rainbows in the sea</n>' by <n>Elizabeth Tayntor Gowell</n>.

Album art for <n>Edghar</n>'s <n>Future Syndrome</n> by artist <n>Michael</n>.

Photo by <n>Heather Angel</n> comparing a standard lens (left) with a macro lens (right).

<n>Yidu Zhao</n>'s painting, <n>Pixelated dogs don't die</n>, 2022.

<n>Rhizopus fungus</n> on a strawberry. Photo by <n>Ray Watson</n>.