Tiny radiolarians by the name of Sticholonche zanclea have complex exoskeletons built from silica or strontium sulfate and can take on a myriad of strange forms. Dead radiolarians sink to the bottom ...

On the coast of Sicily, a man sits hunched over a microscope peering at what look to be grains of sand. It's the late 1870s, and these specimens are mineral-shelled protozoans called radiolarians ...

After completing his studies in medicine and biology, Prussian naturalist Ernst Haeckel set off for Italy in 1859, where, in addition to painting landscapes, he spent the climactic months of his stay ...

historically important material collected in the late 1800s by Ernst Haeckel an extensive radiolarian book and reprint collection donated by Bill Riedel part of the Museum’s collection of Blaschka ...

Surprising natural geometries, shapes of the most secret beauty. 'Radiolaria: Art and Science' is the exhibition by Gianni D'Anna, curated by Domenico Natale, presented by Eduardo Alamaro at the Frame ...