Biologists mapping the human body have long assumed that every major kind of microscopic life inside us already had a place ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...

A series reveals stunning connections between the vast universe and the microscopic world. The post NASA and Nikon compare ...

If you have ever swum in the ocean, you have probably accidentally swallowed a mouthful of seawater at one time or another. In a post on TikTok, biology professor Adolfo Sánchez-Blanco, aka ...

In the ever-expanding universe of microscopic life, scientists have uncovered something that might force us to redraw the boundaries of what counts as “alive.” Meet Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a tiny ...

From embryonic development in fruit flies to a Vermeer made of dog kidneys, the microscopic world has many awesome sights. Reading time 2 minutes Nikon just announced the winners of its 14th annual ...

The microscopic biological world is dark, and these dyes help to illuminate the biological processes with a microscope. TA: How do you use them to illuminate microscopic processes? Zhang: We designed ...

Scientists have discovered several very rare species of microorganisms, some of which have never been seen before and others which have escaped the curious eyes of scientists for over a hundred years.

A new microscope just arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) to help study life's adaptability under extreme conditions using an innovative imaging technique. The Extant Life Volumetric ...

From lemons to ham, salt is a handy food preservative. But researchers studying some really old salt crystals found them preserving something else - evidence of life. KATHY BENISON: There are little ...