Coolest science photos of the week

A transmission electron micrograph image showing particles of SARS-CoV-2, the virus at the center of the Covid-19 pandemic. As of May 2020, More than 4 million people around the world have contracted the virus and more than 200,000 people have died.

Undergrad entomologist Joseph Schubert tweeted this picture of an unfortunate insect getting chomped by a ground-dwelling spider.

Did you know that honey bees could eat microalgae? Scientists are studying these teeny greens as a supplement to managed honey bee diets, to boost nutrition.

Illustrator Joschua Knüppe created this painting of a Mononsmilus, a newly discovered large-bodied anchovy from the Eocene.

Scientists are studying skates to understand how they repair injured cartilage. This image shows a little skate hatchling on the left, and a preserved little skate hatchling with stained cartilage on the right.