While these large blocks may not resemble table salt to the naked eye, this is a genuine image of grains of salt under a microscope.

Picture: SPL / Barcroft Media Credit: SPL / Barcroft Media This alien planet is, in fact, a simple blueberry under the scanning electron microscope.

A graphic design graduate of Kingston University, Emma created scanning electron micrographs (a fancy term for images snapped under a microscope) of dissolved salt to represent the blood pressure ...

The photo did not win the contest, however. The five images that were selected included this stunning micrograph—a photograph taken by microscope—of the head of a tapeworm.

People like the idea of having modern art that can be easily explained by saying 'That's my favorite drink under a microscope,' " Hutt says.

VERDICT False. The particles picked up on vaccine samples under the microscope are not living organisms in a sterile vaccine sample.

How distinct is a pile of table salt from miles and miles of icebergs?" With her gorgeous microscope-based photographs, Alpert attempts to show us the difference -- if there is one.

At first glance, it may look like a tree-covered tropical island - but in fact this image shows a 2mm long grain of salt on a jet engine. The shot won won a unique competition to find art in the ...