microscopic
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Scientists studying ancient microfossils from Brazil have discovered that structures once believed to be traces left behind by tiny animals were actually formed by communities of microscopic bacteria and algae.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Their vivid blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
With his longtime co-author, Ken Bowden, he tells his story with sincerity—and in microscopic detail.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Month after month, staffers have to pore over microscopic changes to SSI beneficiaries’ living arrangements and family members’ incomes and assets.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
For most of the four billion years since the origin of life, the dominant organisms were microscopic blue-green algae, which covered and filled the oceans.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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