Images Dated 26th October 2004

Palm

Palm. Magnified section of palm, historical artwork. The external ridged surface is the cuticle, with the thin layer of skin below this known as the rete mucosum, or epidermis. Deeper in is the living layer, known as the dermis, consisting of the papillary layer and the corium. The papillary layer shown consists of five secondary papillae, which are in turn composed of primary papillae (white). The corium is dark fading to light, indicating decreasing vascularity (blood supply). Deeper still is the subcutaneous fatty layer (yellow, bottom). From The Nerves of the Human Body, London 1839

© SHEILA TERRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Damage to the Mir space stations Spektr module

Mir space station damage. Damaged solar panels (at upper centre) attached to the Spektr module of the Russian Space Station Mir. Mir was struck by a Progress unmanned supply vessel on 25 June 1997. The collision punctured Spektr near the base of the damaged solar panel and caused it to depressurize. The crew successfully isolated the damaged module. Spektr is one of several science modules which have been added to Mir since the core of the space station was launched in 1986. This image was taken from the space shuttle during mission STS-086 (25 September to 6 October 1997), when the American astronaut David Wolf replaced British-born Michael Foales as a Mir crew member

© NASA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Red Goshawk - female

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Red Goshawk - female
At Mataranka, Northern Territory, Australia
Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Female is a powerful raptor taking prey up to Brush Turkey size. Inhabits woodlands especially with some water and good bird populations. Found across northern and eastern coastal and sub-coastal areas of Australia but a very rare bird seldom seen and described as vulnerable and declining.
Don Hadden
Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

© Don Hadden/ardea.com