Usually, we can't see any of this. Read more: The best microscope photos of the year reveal a strange and hidden universe in astonishing detail For the 45th year of the contest, four judges ...

These microscopic images from Nature Through Microscope and Camera (1909), by Arthur E Smith, look more like abstract works of horror-art than photographs of real things. I always love seeing life ...

This scanning electron microscope (SEM) image shows a mouse skin infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (pseudocolored purple). The bacterium, known as flesh-eating bacteria, has aggressively ...