Starting with some cool mushroom spores under the microscope! I had to use a high magnification to really capture these! the spores of a mushroom are tiny! #MushroomSpores #Microscope ...

Deep in the mountains of Central Europe, a small, evergreen clubmoss known as Huperzia selago has become the unlikely star of a study that could change how biologists assess fertility in some of the ...

THESE glowing orbs harbour the progeny of a strange life form. Their goal? To propel that progeny as far away as possible so it can conquer new habitats. An explosive launch will eventually help them ...

The list of winners for this year’s Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition has finally been released, and the contest’s talented photographers once again wow viewers with fantastical images of ...

Image courtesy of Stephen Douglas Atkinson. Light microscope image of spores of the parasitic cnidarian Henneguya salminicola, from Chinook salmon. Fluorescence micrograph of spores of the parasitic ...

Because natural resources are always limited, the right strategy decides about success in life. This also applies to spore-forming bacteria. Bacillus subtilis can survive unfavorable living conditions ...