How do you make four go into one? Very cleverly, it turns out.

Pollen, algae, insects, radiolarians – each unique microfossil holds clues to how Earth has changed over millions of years.

Approximately 145 million: That's the number of specimens—including plants, animals, minerals, and human artifacts—curators ...

Follow the build process of a custom microscope, from a simple single-lens macro setup to a more advanced three-lens ...

For the first time, researchers can study the microstructures inside metals, ceramics and rocks with X-rays in a standard laboratory without needing to travel to a particle accelerator, according to ...

Washing your hands is a given if you want to avoid germs—but it's especially important after touching these microbe magnets.

Over the past few decades, some physicists worldwide have been investigating unusual particle-like magnetic structures known as topological solitons. These structures could potentially be leveraged to ...

While visible in both hemispheres, the Eta Aquarids are most striking from the southern tropics. In northern skies, these ...

The Supreme Court on Monday said that telemedicine access to the abortion drug mifepristone can stay — for at least a week. But as mifepristone faces court challenges, another drug that remains ...

May's bright stars and classic spring constellations make this the perfect time to learn the sky the old-fashioned way, one ...