Under a microscope

This is a single drop of seawater under a microscope. In a drop (one milliliter) of seawater, one can find 10 million viruses, one million bacteria, and about 1,000 small protozoans and algae (called "protists"). #imaging #microscopy #bacteria #earthscience #microbiology

A high energy beam scanner, called a scanning electron micrograph, was used to capture this image, which shows the surface of a human tongue. The protruding objects, called filiform papillae, can sense pressure. The flaky appearance of the papillae results from the fact that they are constantly shedding their skin to increase sensitivity. Source: Science Photo/Photo Researchers

Plant Cell Structure Under Microscope Biological Science Picture Directory - Pulpbits.net

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.

If you thought it was impossible to take a stunning photo of cow dung, get prepared to be proven wrong. Cow dung, espresso coffee crystals, centipede

CSIRO on Instagram: "What's under the microscope? 🔬 See if you can guess from these crafty clues: ⭐ It has over 120,000 different varieties. ⭐ It's grown on every continent except Antarctica. ⭐ It has historically been used in building material, including in a very famous structure. Let us know your guess! 👇 #UnderTheMicroscope #SXSW #TastyCloseUp #CSIRO #WeLoveScience [Image description: Close up picture of a colourful structure with many different shapes under a microscope.]"

The new book 'Science is Beautiful' shows how the human body can be beautiful even in minute detail