Things under a microscope

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

Have you ever seen sand under a microscope? It is one of the most incredible things to look at under a microscope. There are white, red, green, and black sand beaches in the world. Do you know what determines the color of the sand? You will get the answers in this blog post.

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Physicists wonder if there are other universes, but biologists have already found them. Just look through a microscope and there you are, in a different world of life.

A stunning macro image by Ole Bielfeldt lays out the individual elements that comprise a dusting of sand from a Mallorca beach, revealing a piece of microplastic embedded within the colorful composition. “Although to the naked eye this looks like very clean natural sand, pieces of microplastic, as seen in the last image, can be found when viewed under the microscope,” says the Cologne-based photographer, who works as Macrofying. The prevalence of the tiny pollutants is especially high on…