biology Watch white blood cells attacking a parasite Popkin

Science Awesome image of a butterfly tongue magnified 50x Popkin

tardigrades Meet Princess Danger, a tardigrade named by a preschooler Rob Beschizza

Space The International Space Station has sprung a new leak Séamus Bellamy

Science Magnified Sand reveals the hidden beauty of individual grains Popkin

Science A single raindrop compresses a 30-meter pine forest into a perfect image Popkin

science fiction Mathieu Bablet's "Silent Jenny" explores what's left of us when the bees are gone Gareth Branwyn

late stage capitalism "Sunshine" is a 30-foot-long animated dachshund sculpture Jennifer Sandlin

Science Macro photography reveals hidden art in butterfly and moth wings Popkin

Science Dead mosquito beaks make surprisingly good 3D printing nozzles Ellsworth Toohey

olympics Olympic curling gets ugly with Boopgate Gail Sherman

Science The bacteria-in-a-bottle thought experiment that explains why we're bad at seeing disaster coming Ellsworth Toohey

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travel Lake Clifton in Western Australia is home to living fossils called thrombolites Popkin

Science Watch the birth of a tardigrade under a microscope: a rare glimpse of a water bear hatching Popkin

photography Dara Ojo's gorgeous macrophotography of bugs captures their quirky and curious personalities Jennifer Sandlin

Science Beautiful scientific drawings that changed how we understand the brain Popkin

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bug Why do mosquitoes bite some people more than others? Here's what science says Popkin

Funny The bizarre 1903 film that turned cheese mites into movie stars Popkin