Usually, we can't see any of this. Read more: The best microscope photos of the year reveal a strange and hidden universe in astonishing detail For the 45th year of the contest, four judges ...

Images of babies in the womb often look ... sort of creepy. They're generally black and white, you have to stare pretty hard to make out any features and the subjects often look more alien than human.

Geastrum triplex—or, commonly, the collared earthstar—might not seem all too creepy at first. In fact, its star-shaped, almost cookie-like structure, which forms as the mushroom matures ...