Zhang You of the Entomological Society of China took first place with an image of a rice weevil—an agricultural pest—on a ...

Before clicking through to see the answers in the image captions, try guessing what each of the photos below is depicting: ...

Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the ...

Out of the thousands of entries from scientists and artists around the world, Nikon Small World recognized 71 photos for ...

A team of researchers at the University of Victoria (UVic) have achieved an advance in electron microscopy that will allow scientists to visualize atomic-scale structures with unprecedented clarity ...

Behold, the world’s fastest microscope: it works at such an astounding speed that it’s the first-ever device capable of capturing a clear image of moving electrons. This is a potentially ...

Cambridge University Hospitals Trust, which runs Addenbrooke's, said cancer waiting times for patients at the kidney clinic ...

More than 97% of electron microscope images aren’t reported in peer-reviewed scientific papers, according to a large-scale ...

Over on YouTube [Applied Science] shows us how to make an f/0.38 camera lens using an oil immersion microscope objective. The f-number of a lens indicates how well it will perform in low-light. To ...