Caterpillar 30x Magnification (5mm width) | Photograph by OLIVER MECKES Electron microscopes help bring nanoscience to life, providing a level of detail to scientists that was simply not ava…
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This image of the male sex organ of a flowering plant took first place in Nikon’s annual Small World photomicrography competition this year. Chosen for both its scientific and artistic qualities from among a record 2,000 entries, this image was captured by Estonian scientist Heiti Paves. “As part of my work as a research scientist, […]
Images of the microscopic never fail to amaze and since 1974 the Nikon Small World prize has recognised the very best work in the field. This year's winners range from dazzling views of tiny animals to surprisingly artistic scenes from inside shaving cream, in a portfolio of work from both scientists and artists.
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Chicken lice and chicke mites, ew! Finding these creepy crawlies on your fluffy butts is pretty gross. Find out how to treat them!
Hayfever sufferers can now see the face of their invisible enemy - thanks to these amazing microscopic pollen pictures. A Swiss scientists named Martin Oeggerli, who uses the name Micronaut for his art, has captured these Scanning Electron Microscope images of pollen grains.
The staphylococcus bacteria, which is all around us, causes staph infections. Find out more about types of staph infections and when they’re cause for worry.
Beauty in our wold still exists, even at the microscopic level.
Onion epidermis w.m, phase difference light microscope.
For a psychedelic blast to the past, check out these insane photographs with bright colors and flat shapes reminiscent of 1970’s pop art. To create these
Morning glory pollen grains. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of pollen grains (balls) on the pistil (female reproductive parts) of a morning glory flower (Ipomoea sp.).
New Images | Micronaut: The fine art of microscopy by science photographer Martin Oeggerli
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In ‘The Nature of Life and Death,’ botanist Patricia Wiltshire recounts some of her most memorable cases.
Nikon Small World awards microscope photographer cash prizes for their best microscope pictures each year, and 2016 has brought some truly beautiful images.
New images of the extraordinary animals living on the Earth's deepest oceans, which could shed light on the existence of alien life, have been released by scientists.
Some terrifying and beautiful images of the human body and some diseases that affect it.
The Romans brought their famous baths and toilets to three continents, so how come they left places more unhygienic than they found them?
Every year, the scientists and microscope devotees submit their images and movies of natural subjects, shot under a microscope to the Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition.
