marine microworlds

I love it when photography presents to us a world otherwise unseen and undiscovered. It could be dreamscapes that only exists in the artist’s eyes, or in this case, tiny micro organisms that have never been photographed before. Ever. via BBC

The Tara research vessel has recently completed a 70,000-mile journey around the world’s oceans collecting data on plankton biodiversity. The international team of scientists have discovered over one million new species on their voyage and produced amazing images of plankton using groundbreaking technology.