The best science and technology pictures of the week

A golden mantella frog at Chester Zoo, Chester, is implanted with a fluorescent silicone gel on its leg, which allows keepers to identify individuals in their group (PA Wire)
A golden mantella frog at Chester Zoo, Chester, is implanted with a fluorescent silicone gel on its leg, which allows keepers to identify individuals in their group (PA Wire)

A storm of starlings and a Saturnine portrait

Typhoon Haiyan, Olympic spacewalk and Lady Gaga

 

Rare eclipse, Olympian rocket and singing mudskippers

 

Volcanoes, snake massages and a very unusual seahorse

 

New space ventures and mirrors that light up a town

 

Bionic men and Saturn in amazing detail

 

Robotic firefighters, solar car races and extreme weather

 

Supervolcanoes on Mars and Chinese military drones

 

Baby pandas and glowing robots

 

Northern Lights and baby turtles

 

Robot dragon and lightning strike

 

Yosemite fires and an eclipse from Mars

 

Augmented reality in the operating room

 

Worm burgers and beetle robots

 

Baby lobsters and the most sophisticated robot of its time

 

Clouds from space, illegal animal trade, and an eyeball-shaped camera

 

Lightning strikes and a popsicle-licking polar bear

 

Supersonic planes, migrating whales and hair washing in space

 

Space ventures, extreme Earth, and hot elephants

 

Flying aces, challenging swims and confused robots

 

Supermoon, Tesla coils and medical clowns

 

World’s biggest solar-powered boat and forest fires

 

Astronaut photography, a tiny helicopter and a hovering bike

 

Rocket launch, a superfast train, and a toothy shark

 

Fire-fighting from the skies and an animatronic King Kong

 

Dancing robots, a pair of MiGs and a topsy-turvy tiger

 

A drone at sea, a curious lemur and a dramatic landing from space

 

Tiny robots, printable guns and a sunken German bomber

 

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