While the scanning electron micrograph is genuine and unaltered, it shows the head of a silkworm moth caterpillar and not a Demodex mite, as posts on social media misleadingly claimed. To verify this ...

A £3 million electron microscope has arrived at the University of Oxford's Department of Materials. The microscope will support research across the university's departments and divisions. It was ...

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 ...

The video shows no evidence of digital manipulation, and the mites it depicts are authentic pests that commonly infest improperly stored food. However, mold mite infestations only occur in the ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The diver-operated ...

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of influenza A/H1N1 virus particles. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes for Health (NIH) today announced the ...

The FDA just approved a updated vaccines, and officials say Paxlovid is still effective in preventing severe cases. A colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) infected with the Omicron ...

5 common mistakes made by novice microscope users and how to prevent or overcome them. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With the ...

This image from Augustana University researcher Caleb DeWitt displays a colorized scanning electron micrograph of calcium carbonate crystals—specifically, the polymorph known as vaterite. The crystals ...