Beyond the Human Eye

These are bacterial root nodules on the root of runner bean Phaseolus coccineus . Each nodule contains a population of Rhizobium bacteria ...

Roots are the most neglected parts of plants, perhaps because they are out of sight and - superficially at least - lack the intrinsic aesthe...

These beautiful cells come from the midrib of a banana leaf. Each is shaped like a 6- or 7-armed star, with its arms joined to the arms of s...

This is the  fourth in the series of images of some of the organisms found in just a few drops of water collected from a pond in a disused...

This is the third in the series of images of some of the organisms found in just a few drops of water collected from a pond in a disused qu...

This is the second in the series of images of some of the organisms found in just a few drops of water collected from a pond in a disused q...

A few days ago, when we were out walking in Weardale, I collected a small sample of water from a pond in a disused q...

This cross section of the stem of a soybean seedling shows the early stages in a developmental process that will produce a stem capable of s...

I've long been fascinated by heliozoans aka 'sun animacules' and have posted on them before , but thought I would again because...