Oceanography
Detect tremors in the deepest ocean
The researchers said they were shocked by the unprecedentedly high levels of microscopic plastic found on the ocean floor, with 1.9 million pieces in just 1m2.
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Life
The needle-roller vaccine creates antibodies that neutralize the nCoV
The researchers created a patch containing 400 microscopic needles that inject the prickly protein into the skin to create antibodies that kill the nCoV.
Health
Creating the human body ... miniature in the laboratory
Researchers have created what is arguably the most sophisticated laboratory model in the world for the human body.
Space science
Another 139 small planets were discovered in the Solar System
139 small planets, also known as microwaves, have been revealed in the dark region behind Neptune, which could be a clue to the ninth planet.
Environment
Plastic pollution on the highest mountain in Wales
The alarming number of microscopic particles found in a lake on the top of Snowdon is a warning to environmental pollution.
Environment
The ocean contains a huge amount of microscopic plastic
The number of microscopic plastics in the world's oceans is a million times larger than previously thought, according to a new study just published.
Space science
How are all matter in the universe created?
All the matter around you is made up of microscopic units called molecules.
Environment
Microplastics threaten the offspring and their food source
Tiny particles of plastic floating on the sea will be eaten by the fry. This can cause a reduction in the amount of fish on Earth, affecting the food chain of animals.
Environment
Washing clothes with more water spreads more microscopic particles
Cleaning clothes in a water-intensive washing cycle frees up more plastic particles from clothes than any other cycle, new research by UK scientists shows.
Environment
Discovered billions of microscopic particles in tea filter bags
When drinking a cup of tea, the amount of plastic particles in the body 200,000 times the total amount of micro plastic a person consumes each year.
Animal world
Discovered creatures with up to 3 genders in a nearly lifeless place
What creature has three genders? Too strange, right?
Health
Tattoos can leave nickel and chromium in the lymph nodes
If you look at the lymph nodes of a person with lots of tattoos, you will notice a very strange thing is the existence of microscopic metal particles.
Biology
Discover 4 mosquitoes of the size of mosquitoes
New creatures found in the Caribbean island belong to the group of small moths, which are about the same size as mosquitoes.
Biology
Detecting microscopic parasites on human face
This parasitic creature is called 'tick face', resides in human facial hair follicles, eats sebum and oil produced to keep our faces from drying out.
Oceanography
Biologists discovered mysterious sea larvae
A series of microscopic organisms that can be completely new to science are making scientists extremely excited.