A virus that is big enough to be seen under an ordinary light microscope co-opts its host’s systems with the help of ...

You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light shining at it: Optical light illuminates a material's surface, while X-rays reveal its internal structures and infrared captures a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 64-year-old female who is in moderate health. After a monthslong bout of diarrhea, blood work, and a colonoscopy, I've been diagnosed with microscopic colitis. After a round of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 64-year-old female who is in moderate health. After a months-long bout of diarrhea, blood work, and a colonoscopy, I’ve been diagnosed with microscopic colitis. After a round of ...

Every second, millions of cells in your body divide in two. In the space of an hour, they duplicate their DNA and grow a web of protein fibers around it called a spindle. The spindle extends its many ...

In a remarkable discovery that challenges our perception of microscopic worlds, scientists have identified an entire functioning ecosystem within the confines of a single raindrop. This extraordinary ...

From secret mushroom worlds to extreme close-ups of cell motion, these photographs represent how, in science, things often aren't what they seem on the surface. Reading time 3 minutes What you see ...

“Nanowonder: Images from the Microscopic World” is a new exhibit on display in the Rozsa Art Galleries featuring photographs taken by a high-powered electron scanning microscope. × Butterfly wings, ...

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These microscopic machines could repair your body from the inside out. And that’s just the beginning of what nanotech might do. What new satellite photos reveal about North Korea BBC apologizes to ...

Caroline Lynn Kamerlin receives funding from the NASA Exobiology program. Liam Longo receives funding from the NASA Exobiology program. The questions of how humankind came to be, and whether we are ...