The Wiki Science Competition (WSC) is a global science photography competition for students, researchers, and others to contribute

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Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons, or simply Commons, is a wiki-based Digital library, media repository of Open content, free-to-use images, sounds, videos and other media. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Files from Wikimedia Commons can be used ...

. It evolved from the Estonian Science Photo Competition. The first global competition took place in 2017 and is held every two years,"PHOTOS , See what are the best science photos in Estonia"
Delfi Forte, 13 February 2018 occurring for most countries around November or December. It has been called one of the most important photo competitions in the world. The main organizer of the competition is Ivo Kruusamägi. The first competition saw participation from over 2,200 contestants, with the number of images exceeding 10,000. In 2023 there were more than 7,500 photos submitted. In 2017, there were five categories: People in Science, Microscopy images, Non-photographic media, Image sets, and a General category. In 2019, a new category, Nature, was added; in 2021, Astronomy was added. A special prize for "Women in STEM" is also offered. Media are evaluated based on the detail of their description, with sources from high-impact journals, datasets, and other reliable third-parties being prioritized. This incentivizes expert-driven contributions backed by verifiable materials. Among the countries were it has been launched and regularly held there are Estonia, Switzerland, Ireland, United States, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia (where it is held in Spring).

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Ascaris female 200x section.jpg, Cross-section of the parasite ''

Ascaris ''Ascaris'' is a nematode genus of parasitic worms known as the "small intestinal roundworms". One species, ''Ascaris lumbricoides'', affects humans and causes the disease ascariasis. Another species, ''Ascaris suum'', typically infects pigs. O ...

'' under 200x magnification. Winner of the Microscopy images category 2017, Massimo Brizzi, Italy Ice tube.jpg, A polar diver going through ice near the French

Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...

station. Winner of the People in Science category 2017, Erwan Amice, France Baffled LIGO Scientists.jpg, Two

LIGO The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory designed to detect cosmic gravitational waves and to develop gravitational-wave observations as an astronomical tool. Prior to LIG ...

scientists trying to detect what is causing laser technical issues. Winner of the People in Science category 2019, Nutsinee Kijbunchoo, USA/Thailand Rodząca dafnia.jpg, A birthing

water flea The Diplostraca or Cladocera, commonly known as water fleas, is a superorder of small, mostly freshwater crustaceans, most of which feed on microscopic chunks of organic matter, though some forms are predatory. Over 1000 species have been recog ...

under 100x magnification and polarized light. Winner of the Microscopy images category 2019, Marek Miś, Poland B mode in microwave sky.jpg, The simulated polarization of the Milky Way's dust as microwave radiation in the sky. Winner of the Non-photographic media category 2019,

Uroš Seljak Uroš Seljak (born 13 May 1966 in Nova Gorica) is a Slovenian cosmologist and a professor of astronomy and physics at University of California, Berkeley.

Cala dei Santi - Palaeolithic Cave.jpg, Archaeological excavation of a Middle Paleolithic site in Tuscany, Italy. Winner of the General category 2019, Stefano Ricci Cortili, Italy Non-Biting Diptera Midge Larva.jpg, A larva of a non-biting midge under polarized light. Winner of the Microscopy images category 2021, Karl Gaff, Ireland California Red-Sided Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis).jpg, A California red-sided garter snake in its natural habitat. Winner of the Nature category 2021, Jaden Clark, USA Ic443 nf c shorgb 2218m+823m+666m+729m 2218m 37h.jpg, The supernova remnant Jellyfish Nebula (IC443) and its surroundings. Winner of the Astronomy category 2021,

Ram Samudrala Ram Samudrala is a professor of computational biology and bioinformatics at the University at Buffalo, United States. He researches protein folding, structure, function, interaction, design, and evolution. Education and career Samudrala received ...

, USA File:Huevos de salamandra con menos de una semana de gestacion.jpg, Macrophotography of the eggs of a fire salamander taken a few days after laying. Winner of the Wildlife and Nature category 2023, Pablo Jimenez Velayos, Spain File:Embryo in flower.png, Blastula-stage sea urchin embryo. Winner of the Microscopy images category 2023, Aude Nommick, France File:008 Wildlife Photographer Giles Laurent in a ghillie suit.jpg, Wildlife photographer wearing a ghillie suit. Winner of the People in Science category 2023, Giles Laurent, Switzerland

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