Nikon’s Small World in Motion competition offers a unique window into life under a microscope. A tardigrade, colloquially known as water bears, move around a volvox algae colony. Tardigrades are water ...

The 15th annual Nikon Small World in Motion winners showcase the world’s best and most dynamic microscopic videography. The first-place video shows the self-pollination of a thymeleaf speedwell, while ...

This year’s first-place winner is Dr. Ning Xu, who won for his video showing the abnormal beating of airway cilia in a child with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). This rare genetic disorder affects ...

Nikon unveiled the winners of its 16th annual Small World in Motion competition, which showcases videos taken through a microscope. Some of this year’s winners and honorable mentions included tiny ...

Abnormal beating of airway cilia from a child with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, a genetic disorder affecting respiratory function. Credit: Ning Xu, Tsinghua University A Chinese optical engineer is the ...

Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the lens of a microscope. Each year, science and art collide with gorgeous results ...