A new leaf imaging system lets scientists watch plant stomata control water loss and carbon uptake in real time.

It turns out you can quite literally see an analog signal if the conditions are right—and you look closely enough.

Stanford researchers have combined two microscopy techniques to create a one-of-a-kind instrument that can show cell ...

Try searching for your own micrometeorites by collecting particulates from roofs or drain spouts. Use a magnet to see if any particles are attracted, and discard nonmagnetic ones. Use your microscope ...

Under the microscope, you can find that the soil is truly alive. Jim Ristau was giving attendees at the South Dakota ...

In a unique class hosted at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, early-career ecologists learned to apply emerging ...

Scientists created a tiny matrix that stores data by etching its grid into a thin ceramic film with a focused ion beam.

Perspective mode allows you to search with a wide, flat view instead of the narrow beam that’s used in forward mode. It ...

How does a tiny cluster of cells become an embryo with a head, trunk, and tail? And how do thousands of genes coordinate this development? A new imaging method makes it possible to visualize the ...

Astronomers have uncovered a hidden cosmic web of galaxies and gas by mapping hydrogen light from the early universe.

Minecraft remains one of the best games of all time over a decade on from its release, but spending such a long time in one game could lead to you running out of ideas. We've been there: you've ...

Last year, we brought you a story about the BhangmeterV2, an internet-of-things nuclear war monitor. With a cold-war-era ...