This is a genuine image of a cross section of grass leaf under a microscope. No part of the leaf is "smiling" in any literal sense, of course, but the round features known as "vascular bundles" do ...

Photograph By Dr. Bruno Cisterna & Dr. Eric Vitriol, Nikon Small World A cross-section of Ammophila arenaria, more commonly known as marram grass and European beach grass. The walls of hundreds of ...

Switchgrass is a perennial, warm-season grass that’s native to Missouri and most of the United States. Veterinarian Lynn Steele grows switchgrass on his farm to feed his hundred head of cattle. He ...

Finally, if you look at a blade of grass under a microscope, you will notice that grass has many tiny hairs underneath it. Just like a feather, those hairs can trigger a tickle or itching reaction ...

Blades of grass are covered in tiny "hairs" (called trichomes), which you can view under a microscope. These help protect the grass from being eaten by insects or animals, damaged by ultraviolet ...

And when scientists look at the poop under a microscope, the plant bits are often ... In southern Kenya, there are 80 to 100 species of grass alone, says Kartzinel. In a study published Monday ...