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Science Kids: Science Images: Louis Pasteur
This black and white photo shows French chemist Louis Pasteur. He was famous for his many discoveries related to the immune system and the nature of diseases. Check out our Louis Pasteur facts page for more information on this famous...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Global Vegetation
This picture helps show global vegetation levels. Looking at the image it is clear to see that some areas are rich in vegetation while others are not. Vegetation levels are vital for humans living around the world, satellites monitor the...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Monument Valley
A beautiful photo looking out over Monument Valley, a region near the border of Utah and Arizona famous for its strangely shaped hills (called buttes).
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Science Kids: Science Images: Pet Symbol (Polyethylene Terephthalate)
This is the recycling symbol for PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate). PET is commonly used in the manufacturing of bottles.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Water Pollution
This image helps highlight the problem of water pollution that can effect various rivers, lakes and other sources of water.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Arctic Sea Ice Levels
This image shows the thickness of Arctic sea ice in the 1950's compared to the projected Arctic sea ice levels 100 years later.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Great Barrier Reef
This beautiful satellite image shows the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system and also the world's largest living structure. It is located off the coast of north-eastern Australia....
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Science Kids: Science Images: Plant Spiral
The beauty of nature is seen clearly in this photo of a plant which forms a near perfect spiral as it curls up on itself. Its shape is highlighted even more by the black background which serves as a good contrast.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Broken Road Flood Damage
This photo shows the disastrous effects of flood damage on a road. With the broken road piled up in the background two men stand in the foreground of the photo discussing the natural disaster that occurred.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Air Pollution
This image shows some of the air pollution problems caused by large smoke stacks before emission control standards were introduced.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Beach Shells
Two large beach shells can be seen on top of the wet sand at a beach.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Forest Leaves
This image shows a large number of leaves that have fallen from trees, completely covering the forest floor.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Oil Spill Cleanup Job
After flooding and oil contamination from a local refinery destroyed much of a nearby town, a contractor works hard to continue the oil spill cleanup job.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Flower
This close up photo of a flower shows just how beautiful nature can be. The gorgeous colors and elegant petals create a sight that is pleasing to the eyes while at the same time a reminder of nature's timeless beauty.
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Science Kids: Science Images: T Rex Picture
This picture shows a front on view of a scary looking Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton on display at the American Museum of Natural History. For more information on this interesting dinosaur check out our Tyrannosaurus rex facts page.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Stegosaurus Skeleton
This picture shows a Stegosaurus skeleton on display at the Utah Field House of Natural History in Vernal, Utah. The Stegosaurus is a well known dinosaur from the late Jurassic Period that featured distinctive bones along its spine. For...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Tyrannosaurus Rex
This photo shows a top down view of a famous Tyrannosaurus rex specimen known as 'Sue' while on display at Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History. Sue is one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus skeletons ever found. For more...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Argentinosaurus Skeleton
This picture shows a reconstruction of an Argentinosaurus skeleton in a special exhibition of the Naturmuseum Senckenberg (a natural history museum in Frankfurt, Germany). Argentinosaurus was a massive Sauropod dinosaur from the mid...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Afrovenator
This drawing shows the possible appearance of Afrovenator, a dinosaur from the mid Jurassic Period (around 160 million years ago). The name Afroventor means 'African Hunter', referring to the area they lived and the fact that they were...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Deinonychus Skeleton
This picture shows the skull and spine of a scary looking Deinonychus skeleton, the photo was taken at the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. Deinonychus was related to the Velociraptor and lived during the early Cretaceous Period...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Pentaceratops Skull
This picture gives a close up view of a Pentaceratops skull on display at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Pentacertaops was a horned dinosaur from the late Cretaceous Period (around 75 million years ago). Its name means...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Sinornithosaurus Fossil
This picture shows a fossil cast of Sinornithosaurus, a dinosaur from the early Cretaceous Period (around 124 million years ago) that lived in China. The photo was taken at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh,...
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Science Kids: Science Images: Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights
The aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights) is a spectacular light display that can be seen at night in regions near the North Pole (auroras can also be seen near the South Pole). Auroras occur because of charged particles...
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A Portrait
Provides information on Charles Darwin, the first of the evolutionary biologists and the originator of the concept of natural selection.