From embryonic development in fruit flies to a Vermeer made of dog kidneys, the microscopic world has many awesome sights. Reading time 2 minutes Nikon just announced the winners of its 14th annual ...

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the ...

Nikon has just announced the winners of its 15th annual Small World in Motion Video Competition, and the results are astonishing. From the self-pollination of a tiny thymeleaf speedwell to volvox ...

A new microscope just arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) to help study life's adaptability under extreme conditions using an innovative imaging technique. The Extant Life Volumetric ...

If you go outside and start digging, you will quickly find that the world under the surface is filled with life. Worms, grubs ...

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to be alive. Nestled inside a tiny plankton cell, researchers found a ...

A pandemic-era breakthrough has allowed scientists to literally expand our view of plankton. By using ultrastructure expansion microscopy, researchers visualized the inner workings of hundreds of ...

Cosmic rays from deep space might be the secret energy source that allows life to exist underground on Mars and icy moons like Enceladus and Europa. New research reveals that when these rays interact ...