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 ...

However, this is the equivalent of the minimum magnification on other, similarly priced compound microscopes. Cells need to be greatly enlarged to observe the structures within them. Ergo ...

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 ...

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

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