Things under a 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

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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.

Physicists wonder if there are other universes, but biologists have already found them. Just look through a microscope and there you are, in a different world of life.

Snow under microscope. Photographer unknown.

This weekend, over on my blog friends Facebook page, I posted this picture of the varying molecular structure of tears:

Beauty in our wold still exists, even at the microscopic level.