Plankton form the base of marine and freshwater food webs. They consist of phytoplankton (plants) and zooplankton (animals). Their name derives from the Greek word for “drifter”, since they are too ...

THESE mesmerising shots reveal the microscopic beauty of plankton – and their predators. They are part of a film and photo project called Planktonium by photographer Jan van IJken, who captured this ...

N95: In an N95 mask (seen in false color cross section), a thin outer layer (top) and a thick inner layer (bottom) sandwich a filtration layer (purple), which traps the smallest particles. The ...

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 ...

The photo of a spindly nervous system in a tiny juvenile sea star glows in bright yellow, blue, green, purple and pink against a black background. The image of crystal of a topical medicine for wart ...

Nikon's Small World contest showcases the beauty of life as photographed through a microscope. Here, the winners from 2009's contest. Arabidopsis thaliana is the first plant to have its genome fully ...