Microscopic predators and a fluorescent zebrafish embryo are on display in this year's Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition. Reading time 1 minute For 12 years, camera and microscope ...

Each year, science and art collide with gorgeous results in Nikon’s Small World photomicrography competition. Started in 1975, the contest celebrates the beauty of images taken through a light ...

Anyone wishing to teach their children about the microscopic world normally unseen in everyday life. Might be interested in a new microscope which has been specifically designed for kids. The Apexel ...

A photo of an ant’s face magnified five times to the microscopic level is regarded as quite a horrifying experience. Lithuanian wildlife photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas submitted a microscopic ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Here at Popular Science, we love miniaturism—so much that we ...

A series of films, canvases, and a dynamic living wall expose the multifaceted worlds of cyanobacteria in an exhibition now on display at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS). REFRESH reveals ...

MIT physicists have built a new microscope that can see quantum motion inside superconductors ...

Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the lens of a microscope. Each year, rigorous science and dazzling artistry meet ...

The microscope is an iconic symbol of the life sciences – and for good reason. From the discovery of the existence of cells to the structure of DNA, microscopy has been a quintessential tool of the ...

Scientists at King’s College London have built the world’s hottest engine—one so extreme that it reaches temperatures higher than the core of the sun. The engine isn’t a motor like you’d find in a car ...

A microscopic view of a jumping spider, so named because it can leap some 40 times its own body length, which for a 6-foot-tall human would mean 240 feet. (Jiri Cerny / Institute of Molecular Genetics ...