Microscopy

Was Earth once a frozen sphere? Recent studies of Colorado sandstone offer new evidence to support the “Snowball Earth” hypothesis.

The secrets of baseball’s Rubbing Mud revealed: a blend of clay, sand, and water, enhance grip and control by altering surface texture and friction

Atomic force microscopy captures real-time images of Alzheimer's-related amyloid protein aggregation, revealing “superspreader” fibrils

Researchers combine MRI and light sheet fluorescence microscopy to create a dynamic framework for studying brain development

Genes move differently, depending on whether they are being read or not, leading to complex, turbulent-like motions of the human genome, study finds

When spectroscopy meets microscopy: from the origins of Stonehenge, to microplastic analysis, to protein localization in the aortic valve

Metagenomics and microscopy shed light on the diet of Tsavo’s infamous man-eaters

Cryo-electron microscopy uncovers multiple structural states of Vipp1, revealing its role in membrane protection in photosynthetic organisms

Histological and synchrotron X-ray analysis provides new insights into infant mortality in Iron Age Iberian populations

Why the discovery of indium tin oxide glass slides ultimately led Akizumi Ishida and Kohei Sasaki to “jump for joy”