Atomic-scale detail is now possible with photons, thanks to a cooled-down silver tip and a clever use of plasmonics.

Neurovascular coupling (NVC) is the dynamic regulation of cerebral blood flow in response to neural activity. Specifically, ...

Most people envision vibration on a large scale, like the buzz of a cell phone notification or the oscillation of an electric ...

First spotted in 1889, the Barbados threadsnake is the smallest known species of snake in the world. When fully grown, it’s ...

Kseniia Petrova’s future has hung in the balance since she allegedly failed to declare frog embryos that she was bringing ...

Until today, skin, brain, and all tissues of the human body were difficult to observe in detail with an optical microscope, since the contrast in the image was hindered by the high density of their ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious new structure lurking inside every human cell. These tiny structures, dubbed ...

A notebook featuring Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man. Dilara Irem. Like the artist, the scientist is a lover of nature.

New ultrafast optical microscope could aid the development of advanced optoelectronic devices and quantum technologies based on these nanomaterials ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists ...