Millions of social media users have been enthralled by a Ukrainian TikTok channel that purports to show "life under the microscope." Its videos feature mega-magnified views of everyday substances and ...

The first microscopes, in the 1500s and 1600s, transformed glass panes that looked completely transparent into a universe teeming with bacteria, cells, pollen and intricate crystals. These visionary ...

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A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.