(C) Detailed view of the mummy's face. Note the transverse defect above the left eye. Both eyes are closed and covered by skin. The mouth is ovally opened, the frontal teeth are missing.

Up close or far away? Scientists challenge you to work out whether you’re looking at microscopic or macroscopic photos of nature The images, ranging from a river delta to the eye of a zebra fish ...

Electrodes two millimetres apart trap a single atom An image of a single atom of the metal strontium suspended in electric fields has won the 2018 Engineering and Physical Sciences Research ...

Mark Smith of Macroscopic Solutions stands behind his camera with his arms crossed. He glances down at the laptop, then at the elaborate system of camera, motors, rails and lights that is the ...

Unlike macroscopic objects, atoms do not have a defined surface. Their structure, composed of a nucleus surrounded by a cloud of electrons, makes it difficult to determine a precise point of contact.

But for years, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, have been attempting to observe the properties of quantum physics on a larger scale, even macroscopic.

Stunning image of a single strontium atom wins British photography prize A laser is shone on the trapped strontium atom, and as it absorbs and emits energy, we can see the glow, without actually ...