Things under 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

Snow under a microscope-Neige sous microscope

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I'll give you a minute to compose yourself and scroll around this webpage like it's the best day of your life. Once you're done losing your shit about how cool this is (it's SAND) we can then tell you that this is the work of scientist Dr Gary Greenberg whose work has led him to being a world expert on all things tiny and beautiful.

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

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.

Zerene stack of 160 images taken with a Reichert 10X microscope objective on bellows with a Sony A200. You can see the end of the objective reflecting off of the surface of the eye.