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Japanese marine life photographer Ryo Minemizu focuses his lens on some of the tiniest and most abundant life forms in our oceans. His series Phenomenons explores the diverse beauty and extravagant colors of plankton, and is shot amongst the dark waters of the Osezaki sea near Mount Fuji and other coasts around Japan, the Philippines and Maldives.Continue reading "Jewels in the Night Sea: Luminous Plankton Captured in the Dark Waters off the South Coast of Japan"

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In the microscopic world beneath our feet there lives what is perhaps the toughest creature on Earth: the tardigrade. Also known as the water bear, this is an exceedingly tiny critter with an incredible resistance to just about everything: Go ahead and boil it, freeze it, irradiate it, and toss it into the vacuum of space — it won’t die.

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Nikon Small World awards microscope photographer cash prizes for their best microscope pictures each year, and 2016 has brought some truly beautiful images.

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