Microplastics Reach the Deep Sea Floor
August 13, 2026
FTIR microscopy detects microplastics in 92 percent of deep-sea animals collected from hydrothermal vents more than 2,000 meters below the surface
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A Life at the Interface: Sitting Down With Joel Harris
By Henry Thomas
August 12, 2026
Joel Harris considers the principles, people, and optical measurements behind a 45-year quest to understand chemistry at liquid-solid interfaces
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How Faults Lower Their Own Friction
June 4, 2026
Researchers suggest fault movement may generate graphene oxide that promotes ultra-low-friction aseismic slip
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An Ancient Blueprint for Amniote Breathing
April 28, 2026
Imaging and spectroscopy reveal rib-powered breathing anatomy in a 289-million-year-old reptile fossil
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Sticky Situation; Sticky Solution
February 20, 2026
Image of the Month: engineered algae aggregating microplastics
Microlaser Droplets Deliver Thousands of Viscosity Readouts in Minutes
By James Strachan
January 8, 2026
A new microscopy platform uses vibrating microlasers – made from picoliter droplets – for real-time, high-throughput lipid assessment
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Not Flesh: How “Dinosaur Mummies” Were Preserved
By James Strachan
November 10, 2025
New analyses show Edmontosaurus “mummies” are not fossilized skin, but microbial clay molds – reshaping assumptions about soft-tissue preservation
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Simple Sieve for Nanoplastic Detection
By James Strachan
October 20, 2025
Sieve-based test strip allows researchers to detect nanoplastics using just an optical microscope
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Mapping Biofilms at Scale with Automated AFM
October 14, 2025
A new large-area atomic force microscopy platform combines automation and machine learning to reveal biofilm architecture and cell behavior across millimeter-scale surfaces
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The Cold Side Of The Moon
October 7, 2025
By analyzing the first rocks from the lunar far side, scientists provide direct evidence that the Moon’s hemispheres cooled differently
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