A microscope's job is to magnify the minuscule world around us. We can observe the tiniest objects, organisms and materials, and investigate their form, texture and composition, to witness what would ...

(Nanowerk News) The eastern bluebird is a special bird. The blue of its feathers is unique. However, this colour is not based on pigments but on the special structure of the feather. Viewed under the ...

Striped fossil feather and recent woodpecker feather. Under the scanning electron microscope there are melanosomes in the dark but not the light areas (left arrows) of the fossil. For comparison, ...

Under the microscope, a simple parrot feather transforms into a breathtaking display of color and structure. Nature’s design up close is nothing short of incredible. #NatureCloseUp #MicroscopeWorld ...