Sometimes photographic images are not able to capture and accurately represent science – especially at very tiny scales. This is where scientific visualisation comes in.

Using a variety of photography, illustrations, and medical technology, these 22 pictures pay an artistic homage to medical science.

This fresh image of a supermassive black hole is equal parts science and beauty.

Image rights and wrongs, September 2007. In response to recent cases of image manipulation, the Nature Portfolio family of journals is now "spot-checking" images from randomly chosen papers.

The first test images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile showcase thousands of previously unknown asteroids and millions of glittering galaxies.

All Science journals will now do an AI-powered check for image fraud It will only catch the most blatant problems, but it's definitely overdue.

Scientists at the Vera C. Rubin Observatory have unveiled the highly anticipated first images taken by its powerful telescope, and they’re stunning. Perched atop a mountain in Chile, the ...