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We've collaborated with @chandraxray to compare NASA images from Chandra, Hubble, Webb and others, with images from #NikonSmallWorld to celebrate the similarities and differences between the astronomical and the microscopic. Read more about it here: s.si.edu/48ESqo3
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Finishing off the week with another #FluorescenceFriday! Check out this 600x magnified look at a section of a rat's brain. Magnificent, isn't it?
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Credit: Thomas J. Deerinck
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#ThrowbackThursday -- This image took the internet by storm in 2022, even capturing the attention of Paul Rudd, who plays Ant-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Credit: Dr. Eugenijus Kavaliauskas
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Meet the mango seed weevil, checking in to wish you a happy #WeevilWednesday!
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Credit: Pia Scanlon
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Here's a fun #TriviaTuesday fact: Burmese rubies are the most prized and expensive colored gemstones in the world. ๐
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Credit: Jonathan Muyal
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Happy #SmallWorldInMotionMonday! We're feeling cool as a (sea) cucumber knowing how impressive the results of the 2026 #NikonSmallWorld competition are. We can't wait to share the galleries with you this fall!
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Credit: Dr. Alvaro Migotto
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It's day two of the #NikonSmallWorld 2026 competition judging! Staying in the spirit with another great image that originated in sunny Southern California, this one from The Scripps Research Institute!
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Credit: Dr. Eric Hwang
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In honor of our 2026 #NikonSmallWorld competition judging commencing today, enjoy this photo from the 1990 competition that originated right where we currently are, in La Jolla, San Diego, California! โ๏ธ
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Credit: MD Wulf Palinski
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It's officially judging week, and we're headed to San Diego! Keep an eye on our IG for behind-the-scenes looks and live Q&A while the judges deliberate to determine the 2026 #NikonSmallWorld competition winners.
Judging begins this Wednesday, June 3rd. Don't miss it! ๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ
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Take a look at these fluorescent egg chambers from the ovary of a fruit fly. Isn't the geometric nature of biology incredible?! #FluorescenceFriday
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Credit: Dr. Yujun Chen
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This #ThrowbackThursday we're taking it back to the '90s! This processor became a defining CPU for desktop PCs in the mid-1990s and is remembered by vintage computing enthusiasts for its iconic gold-top ceramic packaging.
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Credit: Jean-Marc Babalian
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POV: what your refrigerator sees when you sneak into the kitchen to grab a midnight snack. ๐
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Credit: Geir Drange
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Tippy toeing our way into Tuesday ๐
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Credit: Dr. Andrew J. Woolley, Himanshi Desai, Dr. Kevin Otto
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Happy #SmallWorldInMotionMonday! We hope this video of a water flea giving birth inspires you to head into this week full of life. ๐
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Credit: Jan van IJken
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๐ถ Butterfly fly away... into the weekend! Have a great one, everyone. ๐ฆโจ We'll see you back here on Monday!
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Credit: Ye Fei Zhang
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How it feels when that 3pm coffee enters the bloodstream and reaches the brain โก๏ธ
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Credit: Hannah Somers
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Let's get the week started with some knowledge: capillaries act as the ultimate interface between arteries and veins, delivering vital oxygen and nutrients directly to tissues while removing metabolic waste products.
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Credit: Dr. Gaylene Russell McEvoy
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This week is FLYing by! Only two more weeks until our judges gather in San Diego, California to choose the winners of this year's #NikonSmallWorld competitions. What subject are you hoping to see among the finalists?
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Credit: Charles Krebs
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Have you ever been told you "have thick skin"? Well, the whale has you beat! Human skin is only about 0.07 inches thick, while marine mammals possess much thicker skin โ in some cases up to 13 inches in width.
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Credit: Christopher Whitney
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The word โplanktonโ is derived from the Greek word for โdrifter.โ An organism is considered plankton if it is carried by tides and currents, and cannot swim well enough to move against these forces.
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Credit: Wim Van Egmond
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Please join us in welcoming the 2026 Nikon Small World Competition judging panel: Corey Powell, Meredith Sagolla, Joe Dragavon, and Quinten Geldhof! ๐
Read more in the press release: nikonsmallworld.com/news/nikโฆ
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