These extreme close-ups of a butterfly's wings, centipede's fangs and cow dung have been named some of the best microscopic images ... showing everything from human skin cells to espresso coffee ...

They’re also eating whatever is on hand inside a pore, presumably dead skin cells and ... has come to view the human body as an ecosystem—home to diverse microscopic flora and fauna—it ...

Despite how they look under the microscope, human follicular mites ... and help keep our pores clear by eating dead skin cells and natural oils. (Someone has to do it.) They only cause skin ...

You may assume falling asleep without washing your face is just a lazy-night ritual but what if skipping that speedy cleanse ...

These microscopic creatures are too small for humans to see with the naked eye, but they resemble small bugs. Although they don’t actually bite your skin, dust mites may cause eczema-like skin ...

Malassezia are a type of microscopic fungi that thrive on human skin, feeding on the ample lipids — the oils and the fats — that are found there and turning them into smaller fatty acids. These fungi ...

Mites are microscopic, eight-legged parasites that can live on animals, including dogs, cats, and humans. They burrow into the skin or hair follicles to lay their eggs. Various mites affect ...

If you think giant pandas had it bad, spare a thought for the tiny parasitic mites that live in the pores of the skin on our faces ... under the microscope, can sometimes be seen protruding ...