https://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/micrography/RSS feed for MicrographyenFri, 26 Sep 2025 15:23:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stunning-microscope-videos-highlight-self-pollination-algae-and-tumor-cells-in-the-nikon-small-world-in-motion-contest-180987405/The annual video competition focuses on the tiny wonders of the natural worldFri, 26 Sep 2025 15:23:05 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stunning-microscope-videos-highlight-self-pollination-algae-and-tumor-cells-in-the-nikon-small-world-in-motion-contest-180987405/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-fossils-give-clues-to-how-tardigrades-survived-mass-extinctions-by-hitting-the-snooze-button-180984930/Scientists have only four known tardigrade fossils, which preserve insights into how the hardy critters evolved their hibernation-like superpower of cryptobiosisMon, 19 Aug 2024 18:56:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/rare-fossils-give-clues-to-how-tardigrades-survived-mass-extinctions-by-hitting-the-snooze-button-180984930/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-are-tardigrades-so-indestructible-scientists-finally-have-explanation-180983613/The tiny animals nicknamed "water bears" can endure extreme conditions by entering a deep hibernation with a switch at the molecular level, a new study findsThu, 18 Jan 2024 22:01:21 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-are-tardigrades-so-indestructible-scientists-finally-have-explanation-180983613/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-complex-beauty-of-life-under-a-microscope-with-these-stunning-images-180980954/Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography contest winners captured a gecko hand, breast tissue cells and dozens of other minuscule momentsMon, 17 Oct 2022 19:40:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-complex-beauty-of-life-under-a-microscope-with-these-stunning-images-180980954/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-are-highest-resolution-photos-ever-taken-snowflakes-180976710/Photographer and scientist Nathan Myhrvold has developed a camera that captures snowflakes at a microscopic level never seen beforeWed, 27 Jan 2021 16:36:44 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/these-are-highest-resolution-photos-ever-taken-snowflakes-180976710/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-microbes-exert-least-amount-energy-possible-survive-180975535/Giving a whole new meaning to doing the “bare minimum” Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-microbes-exert-least-amount-energy-possible-survive-180975535/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/colorful-image-microscopic-water-bear-wins-olympus-photo-contest-180974658/Biologist Tagide deCarvalho created this award-winning image of the tardigrade using fluorescent stains Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:55:38 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/colorful-image-microscopic-water-bear-wins-olympus-photo-contest-180974658/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/microbes-living-deep-sea-rocks-spawn-more-hope-life-mars-180974617/Starved of resources, these hardy bacteria still eke out a living, suggesting life forms could survive in the harsh habitats on other planetsWed, 08 Apr 2020 14:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/microbes-living-deep-sea-rocks-spawn-more-hope-life-mars-180974617/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/museums-150-year-old-plankton-have-thicker-shells-their-modern-counterparts-180974171/The HMS Challenger’s expedition in the 1800s provides a baseline for ocean health as the climate changes Mon, 10 Feb 2020 22:08:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/museums-150-year-old-plankton-have-thicker-shells-their-modern-counterparts-180974171/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/high-temperatures-might-be-water-bears-achilles-heel-180974043/Tardigrades are known for their resilience, but a new study shows they can’t bear hours in the heat Thu, 23 Jan 2020 22:25:02 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/high-temperatures-might-be-water-bears-achilles-heel-180974043/