Feature Stories
Science Photo Library produces regular feature stories covering the latest development in science, technology and medicine. Our most recent stories are shown here. The feature can usually be licensed either as a package or as single images with normal image licensing fees. There is no extra charge for using the words. To license a feature story please contact our sales team.
Top Stories
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Published Features
SPL feature stories are published in newspapers, popular science magazines and general interest titles worldwide. See some examples of how they have been used.
To license a feature story, please email our sales team or call +44 (0) 20 7432 1100.
If you are interested in submitting ideas or images, please contact our Features Department.
NEW Baitball Frenzy
Underwater photographer Christopher Swann captures the frenzied defensive bait ball of a shoal of mackerel as they are hunted by dolphins, sharks and shearwaters in the Azores. More...
NEW Race for Rare Earth Metals
They have strange names like dysprosium, praseodymium and samarium, yet they are present in everyday objects like earbuds, LCD TV screens and camera lenses. They are a key component of hybrid vehicles, smartphones, wind turbines and catalytic converters. In fact, most 21st century industries rely on More...
NEW Food Up Close
The food you find in your kitchen everyday magnified by hundreds of times under the power of the scanning electron microscope. More...
