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Farmer Wilson Bentley was the first to photograph the tiny snow crystals individually, and his collection reveals that each ...

Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering ...

Researchers say the innovation, known as SmartEM, will speed scanning sevenfold and open the field of connectomics to a ...

There are a couple of things that have clearly not happened quite as futurologists predicted, including the paperless office and the move to wholly digital documents. Not only is paper still shuffling ...

Apricot-themed and nature-inspired activities await at Los Altos History Museum’s Apricot STEM Fair on Saturday, July 19. Held in the museum’s courtyard and adjacent Los Altos Heritage Orchard from 10 ...

Manu Prakash works on the world’s most urgent problems and seemingly frivolous questions at the same time. They add up to a philosophy he calls “recreational biology.” Inside Manu Prakash are two ...

With prepared and blank slides, additional accessories and a choice of lighting, the National Geographic Ultimate Dual is a great all-in-one microscope kit for young biologists and geologists. Why you ...

Eight-year-old S. Hariraj is a Foldscope devotee. He's used it to look at the milk from the cows his parents raise. Though the milk looks creamy, the Foldscope reveals a world of microorganisms. "It ...

The Foldscope brings a powerful science tool to schools that can't afford microscopes. Scientists use it too. Its creators have handed out 2... Eight-year-old S. Hariraj is a Foldscope devotee. He's ...