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The fastest plants in the world
Contrary to popular belief, plants are not always static but can act very quickly, with timescales measured in milliseconds.
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Biology
Extremely surprising image when looking through a microscope at a strawberry
A video recording the image of a strawberry under a microscope may surprise many viewers.
Archeology
The truth about white 'flowers' blooming under the microscope of the terracotta army
The moment the expert who excavated Qin Shi Huang's terracotta army came to the surface, they quickly felt regret.
Science invention
Important inventions of the Dutch
The Netherlands is a small country but plays an important role in the history of great inventions.
Photo library
Top 25 common items that look different under a microscope
Without reading the comments below, no one would realize how familiar these things are to us.
World celebrity
The life of Robert Hooke - The scientist who discovered the cell
Discovering the cell and many outstanding achievements in the fields of mathematics and mechanics, Robert Hooke died of scurvy and was never married.
Science story
Ancient nanostructures found in the mountains of Russia raise questions about humanity's level of development
Something as sophisticated and complex as nanotechnology could not have been developed without the structure of atoms and the microscope as a premise.
Biology
'Strange beast' alive from the primitive earth: Inhaling air, exhaling electricity
The planet Earth billions of years ago had biological power plants... that you had to use a microscope to see.
Animal world
The complicated way of moving thousands of vinegar worms in a drop of water
Observing the swarm of vinegar worms swimming under a microscope, the scientists discovered that they moved in complex synchronization.
Science story
Johannes Hevelius - First person to map the Moon
German astronomer Johannes Hevelius used a microscope to make the first detailed map of Earth's natural satellite.
1001 mystery
Seismologists are helpless before the strange event: Every 26 seconds, the Earth 'beats' a beat
Since the early 60s, scientists have discovered strange beats. The mystery still exists until now without a satisfactory answer.
New technology
The microscope can observe moving light
The team at the Israeli Institute of Technology (Technion) develops quantum electron microscopes that give the clearest picture of light moving inside the material.
Biology
Why are cicada's fragile wings a nightmare for all bacteria?
Scanning this process under a microscope, the scientists found that the bacteria with elastic membranes had sunk into the nanoscale layer, cicada wings punctured the bac…
Science story
The woman discovered the first corona virus on the human body in 1964
June Almeida was born in 1930, the same woman who discovered the first human coronavirus in the world.
Science story
Who was the first to discover sperm?
Only by making homemade utensils from a magnifying glass, Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria and became the first person to observe the nucleus that helps maintai…