Nikon has revealed the winners of the 15th annual Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition. The contest recognizes the ...

From self-pollinating flowers to single-celled organisms dancing inside a coin, the 15th Nikon Small World in Motion winners reveal an entirely hidden universe – one that is as scientifically fascinat ...

Scientists have made the world's smallest chariot - pulled by microscopic algae. Researchers have created tiny, vehicle-like structures - which see algae caught in baskets attached to the so-called ...

Microscopic algae that live within reef-forming corals scoop up available nitrogen, store the excess in crystal form, and slowly feed it to the coral as needed, according to a study published in mBio, ...

Dr. Allison Hrycik and Kasey Crandall collect algae from a tile station at Long Point State Park. Photo by Jay Young On a sunny Tuesday morning Dr. Allison Hrycik makes her way across a lawn and onto ...

New research succeeds in taking a key step towards the production of sustainable chemicals in living microfactories. Fossil raw materials are limited and not available and extractable everywhere in ...

The movement patterns of microscopic algae can be mapped in greater detail than ever before, giving new insights into ocean health. The movement patterns of microscopic algae can be mapped in greater ...

Taking an approach similar to that used for discovering new therapeutic drugs, chemists at the University of California, Davis, have found several compounds that can boost oil production by green ...

(Nanowerk News) Fossil raw materials are limited and not available and extractable everywhere in the world – as we are becoming acutely aware of right now by the example of fossil fuels and rising ...