Low levels of a microscopic parasite discovered in a Baltimore-area reservoir could sicken vulnerable residents, the city warned on Thursday. The microorganism Cryptosporidium, commonly found in lakes ...

In a recent article published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from Japan studied the microscopic behavior of water on a silica glass surface using advanced visualization techniques.

Scientists are warning that a microscopic predator is quietly exploiting the world’s warming and aging water systems, ...

A team of Stanford researchers have created a tiny “hydrodynamic treadmill,” essentially an endless loop of water, to closely observe the behavior of marine microorganisms. “It opens scientific ...

Plastics surround us, whether it's the grocery bags we use at the supermarket or household items such as shampoo and detergent bottles. Plastics don't exist only as large objects, but also as ...

What's it like to zoom into a drop of water? Watching this video makes me feel like I'm riding on a tiny submarine. Things get interesting when the video zooms in past all of the tiny water bubbles, ...

Microscopic water bears, also known as tardigrades, can withstand boiling, freezing, radiation, the vacuum of space and years of dehydration.... Behold The Mighty, Microscopic Water Bear Microscopic ...

Christ Hospital has confirmed six cases of Legionnaires' disease in the past three months. They say it could potentially be ...

Nature's microscopic water bears can survive freezing, radiation and more. Now scientists have turned them into bullets to find their limits. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and ...

What disinfection does is it inactivates or kills microscopic bacteria and viruses that remain after those other treatment ...

The winners of a microscopic video competition have been announced, and among the remarkable entries is an incredible clip of a tiny tardigrade riding a roundworm. The Nikon Small World in Motion ...