Microscopic organisms

An epic scientific trip around the globe highlighted the oceans' unseen heroes; here are some of the biggest stars

All sorts of little things in the water

Nikon's Small World judges pore over thousands of photos each year to select the best. From fly eyes to jewel bearings, here are 40 of our favorites.

Explore Fernan Federici's 803 photos on Flickr!

Science into Images on Instagram: "Paramecium sp. You can spot some of them during conjugation. . . . . . . . . #freshwater #microworld #microscope #microbiology #microscopy #ciliate #ciliates #cell #unicellular #celldivision #science #biology #olympus #micro #sciencevideo #barcelona #paramecium #protozoa #research #education"

As I mentioned in yesterday's blog post, I am obligated to create a quilt of certain specifications related to the element ZINC. This element is essential for life in both plants and animals. As I think about imagery for this piece, I decide to Google search images of cell structure. Here are a few of my favorite stock photos of cell structure. Most of these are plant cells. Animal cells are more disorganized - visually. I am going to play around with these images a bit and see if I can come…

Plankton