Water is essential for all chemistry and life, yet understanding how it interacts with dissolved ions—such as sodium and ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Safe drinking water has become a worldwide public health concern. From the most developed to the economically poor, every nation in the world is struggling to supply pure drinking water that is fit ...

People are swallowing hundreds of thousands of microscopic pieces of plastic each time they drink a liter of bottled water, scientists have shown — a revelation that could have profound implications ...

The International Space Station isn't just home to humans from different countries around the globe. Since 2021, it has also been home to a group of very tiny space explorers: microscopic animals ...