Images Dated 1st May 2008

Human brain, model

Human brain, model. Composite image of a sectioned model human brain inside a glass head. This view shows some of the brain's major structures, including: the cerebral cortex (folded areas of tissue), the corpus callosum (curved band of pink), the cerebellum (brown, veined area at base of brain) and the brain stem (pink band level with ear)

© MARK SYKES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Sail training barquentine ship Leeuwin sails in the Indian Ocean at sunset off the

The sail training barquentine ship "Leeuwin" sails in the Indian Ocean at sunset off the Fremantle coast April 6, 2008. Fremantle is a busy fishing port and a tourist hub which is 19 km (12 miles) southwest of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. Photo taken April 6, 2008. To match AUSTRALIA-TRAVEL-FREMANTLE REUTERS/Troy Rodgers (AUSTRALIA) - GM1E45116IX01

Socialist architecture in Warsaw

Socialist architecture in Warsaw, Poland. The Palace of Culture and Science (Polish: Palac Kultury i Nauki, also abbreviated PKiN) in Warsaw is the tallest building in Poland and the eighth tallest building in the European Union.The building was conceived as a gift from the Soviet people to the Polish nation, and was completed in 1955. The structure was built in three years according to the design of the Soviet architect Lev Rudnev. Architecturally, it is a mix of Socialist realism and Polish historicism inspired by American art deco skyscrapers

© Stefan Cioata 2008