Maybe you remember “the cell” from your high school biology book? A smooth, brownish blob, cut away to show the supposedly neat and orderly components, arranged just so. It was an uncomplicated look ...

The world of YouTube is a beautiful place. One minute you can be watching a cat singing the National Anthem and the next you can learn how to do the perfect cat eye ten different ways. If beauty is ...

Nikon's Small World contest showcases the beauty of life as photographed through a microscope. Here, the winners from 2009's contest. Arabidopsis thaliana is the first plant to have its genome fully ...

Cheese fungus, head lice, human sperm, a bee eye, a microplastic bobble: scientific photographer Steve Gschmeissner has imaged them all under the probing lens of a scanning electron microscope (SEM).

You might think your skin looks smooth after applying makeup. But have you ever taken a look at your complexion underneath a microscope? You might not want to after reading this. Beauty blogger Tina ...

It was a typical busy morning. A flurry of people in and out of my office along with a growing stack of slides. I picked up the next slide, a pap smear. The requisition stated “24 yo, routine pap.” ...

When you buy a new lipstick, you probably note its color, texture, and longevity, but have you ever stopped to think about why your favorite lip products look and feel the way they do? Well if you ...