When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Benedikt Pleyer Nikon has just announced the winners of its 15th annual Small World in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Coral reefs are often described as biodiversity hotspots, but new research shows they also act as powerful regulators of the microscopic life in the surrounding ocean. A new study led by Dr. Herdís G.

Coral reefs appear to run a daily timetable for microscopic life in nearby waters. Scientists found that microbial populations above reefs rise and fall over the course of a single day, shaped by ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has uncovered rocks in a dry river channel that may hold potential signs of ancient microscopic life, scientists reported Wednesday. They ...

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 ...