Microscopic World News Today

Here's what's on the walls of area galleries.

Here's what's on the walls of area galleries.

Some Charlottesville High School art students are showcasing what they’ve been working on.

Have you ever wondered how the Baroque period, with its grandeur and artistic splendor, was also a hotbed of technological innovation? Picture this: towering cathedrals with intricate domes, mesmerizing clockwork automata entertaining royalty, and ground-breaking scientific instruments propelling our understanding of the universe? It was not just about the arts and music in the Baroque

The microscope is an iconic symbol of the life sciences and for good reason. From the discovery of the existence of cells to the structure of DNA, microscopy has been a quintessential tool of the field, unlocking new dimensions of the living world not only for scientists but also for the general public.

There might be mites living on your face — and they're mating on you, too.

Face mites are tiny creatures that live on just about every human's face. They live, reproduce, and die in skin pores. But they're pretty harmless.

Tardigrades are microscopic creatures with a gift for survival.

Richard Schiffman THE WASHINGTON POST – Nowadays racism and sexism are almost universally scorned as evils. But speciesism, the notion that humans are inherently superior to all other organisms and, therefore, entitled to exploit them, remains firmly rooted in our way of thinking – and acting. Granted, charismatic flora and fauna like dolphins, redwoods and […]

Fungi are a separate kingdom, ranking equally with plant and animal kingdoms, which Ottawa-based scientist Keith Seifert ably digs into.