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From spines on neurons to pollen on an insect’s eye, the winners of Nikon’s Small World photo contest offer a kaleidoscopic glimpse into a tiny world.

Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the lens of a microscope. Each year, rigorous science and dazzling artistry ...

A man who retired at 36 built 3 passive-income streams to ditch his full-time job decades early NFL News: Chiefs cut another player who celebrated Super Bowl wins with Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid Tim ...

A new microscope is capable of live imaging of biological processes in such detail that moving protein complexes are visible.

In Nijmegen, Netherlands, researchers have installed the world's first microscope capable of live imaging of biological ...

Learn more › Pocket microscopes are a way to take a sense of adventure with you wherever you go. These tiny machines allow you to zoom in and see an object’s surface or even look at cells ...

For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the ...

A confocal microscope is a kind of fluorescent microscope ... it is typically employed in life sciences, material science, and semiconductor inspection.

In medieval times, astrology was considered a serious science, a branch of astronomy. Curator Larisa Grollemond of the Getty Museum, walks us through the medieval zodiac and how someone’s sign ...

Thanks to the diffraction limit, scientists could use the light microscope to see cells but not the proteins inside them or a virus attacking them. But there are optical microscopes today that can ...