Science Visualized Life

A glimpse inside a gecko’s hand won the 2022 Nikon Small World photo contest

The annual competition showcases snapshots of miniature marvels

a microscopic image of a Madagascar giant day gecko hand, showing cyan-colored nerve cells amidst yellow and orange collagen, against a black backdrop

This image of the hand of an embryonic Madagascar giant day gecko, shown at 63 times magnification, displays cyan-colored nerve cells. Collagen appears yellow to orange.

Grigorii Timin and Michel Milinkovitch/University of Geneva, Nikon Small World

By Erin Garcia de Jesús

- More than 2 years ago

Life is beautiful at all scales, from big to small.