There are two types of microscopes available: simple and compound microscopes. A simple microscope has one lens, but a compound microscope has both an eyepiece and an objective lens. Different ...

A compound derived from Nectandra leucantha, a tree native to southern Brazil (local names: canela-seca or canela-branca), ...

SPIDERS have always lived alongside humans, so it’s surprising how much we still don’t know about them. One long-standing ...

In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we demonstrated that male spiders use olfactory ...

The scanning electron microscope (SEM) is a valuable tool for understanding what is happening to a material or biological ...

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Some offers mentioned below are no longer available. Compound interest is a term you've probably heard of, but understanding just how it works can save you in the long run. A study that looked at ...

Hooke’s images were originally published by the Royal Society in Micrographia, a large volume that appeared in 1665. Hidden ...

Australian researchers create a new data storage technique that uses nanometer precision to store data in ternary format.