Discover the microscopic dimensions of the smallest moths on the planet. With a wingspan of just 2.5 millimetres, the Stigmella maya is one of the most petite moths known to science. But just how ...

Technology just wasn’t moving fast enough for them, so they’ve picked a different bug, this time a moth. The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University is ...

Mori explains that with industry-leading levels of resolution, Hitachi High-Technologies’ field-emission scanning electron microscopes (FE-SEM) played a key role in the success of the first ...

Discover a microscopic world with one of the best microscopes for students and young scientists, without emptying your wallet — the top picks ahead of Black Friday. The best microscopes for ...

In a remote village in eastern India, dozens of underprivileged children are for the first time marveling at the elaborate details of flower petals with the help of a microscope—made out of bamboo.

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, ...

moth wings, seeds, neurons, nanoparticles, a Blu-ray disc, and even part of a cell phone pulled from the muck of a seabed. Keep scrolling to browse the 20 best microscope images of 2015.

Newly discovered fossils show that moths and butterflies have been on the planet for at least 200 million years. Scientists found fossilised butterfly scales the size of a speck of dust inside ...

While moths aren’t a dangerous creepy-crawly to find in a home, they can be destructive, so it’s worth preventing or tackling a moth problem with moth repellents. Depending on the type of ...

It's been reported that the number of clothes-eating moths is surging. But are there figures to back this up? You'll know if they're in your home. Hundreds of little creamy-white insects cluster ...

Let's take a look at how to observe cells under a microscope. No prizes for guessing the first thing you'll need: a microscope. But don't worry if you don't have one of your own. Ask your school ...

While I have seen optics turn these cameras into pretty good microscopes, my setup added nothing more than a phone tripod, and will get you by in a pinch. With all this very usable and capable ...