A ladder of scale
From atoms to living things
Each realm is an atlas you can zoom through. Start with the elements, follow them into molecules and cells, and come out in a leaf or a human body.
- 0.1 nmAtoms
- 1 nmMolecules
Where every realm meets. The same glucose, ATP and oxygen turn up in leaves and in us.
- 10 µmCells
The smallest living units, and the engines inside them.
- 1 mLiving things
- Food
- 13,000 kmThe planet