Tardigrades have been seen to survive temperatures of -272 degrees Celsius, only 1 degree above absolute zero, as well as heat of up to 150 degrees Celsius. Withstanding extreme temperatures is ...

The scariest ant you've ever seen and a wasp's stinger up close are some of the many entries in Nikon’s Small World photo contest this year.

Sorry to turn that smile upside down.An image that appears to show a bunch of little "smiley faces" peering out at the viewer from under a microscope has been circulating on the internet for years ...

Microscopic images, major surprises We all mindlessly pick up everyday objects—a toothbrush, a ballpoint pen or maybe a scrap of paper—without a second thought.

Weston captured the video using a research microscope from the 1970s. His aim was to visually illustrate the symbiotic relationship between termites and these particular microscopic organisms.

For his doctoral thesis, Tõnis Laasfeld and colleagues analyzed millions of microscopic images to see how drugs work. The results of this research can be used in drug development to help create ...

We have all seen microscopic images of organisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses and what not. But have you ever seen a close-up photo of organisms like ant? Did you ever think how do ants look like ...

Started in 1975, the contest celebrates the beauty of images taken through a light microscope. Scientists and hobbyists alike enter, and the winner receives a $3,000 prize.