How physically magnifying objects using a key ingredient in diapers has opened an unprecedented view of the microbial world.

Living organisms are made up of hundreds of thousands of cells that cooperate to create the organs and systems that breathe, eat, move, and think.

Living organisms are made up of hundreds of thousands of cells that cooperate to create the organs and systems that breathe, eat, move, and think. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a new way ...

By combining two fundamentally different microscopy techniques, researchers can now measure the optical properties of a ...

Bridging basic science and application, this postdoc develops living technologies for health and sustainability.

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Microplastic (MP) research is a rapidly evolving field, with their presence ...

Using a tiny, spherical glass lens sandwiched between two brass plates, the 17th-century Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to officially describe red blood cells and sperm cells ...

Advanced light microscopy techniques are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in diseases Katarina Zimmer, Knowable Magazine Innovative techniques are helping ...