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

The Parker Solar Probe, designed, built, and operated by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, captured the images during ...

For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados ...

South Australia is dealing with an "unprecedented" environmental disaster, which has spread throughout the coastline, killing ...

A March survey in Barbados marked the tiny reptiles' return to the world of science A snake thought to be the tiniest in the ...

This technique, called volumetric DNA microscopy, creates a 3D image of an entire organism from the inside out, giving scientists an unprecedented view of genetic sequences and where they are ...

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 ...

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

You may be seeing faces in clouds, toast, or cars—and it turns out your brain is wired to notice them. A fascinating new ...

The fact that Betelgeuse is one of the brightest stars in the sky over Earth, visible with the naked eye, has made it one of ...

Mariner 4, built by JPL in Pasadena, took the images on July 14, 1965. One of the mission's leaders reflects on decades of ...

Harvard University researcher Kseniia Petrova is facing a pair of additional charges two weeks after a judge released her from ICE detention over her alleged smuggling of frog embryos.