Red dye fills the tiny blood vessels of this tongue tissue. The large, roundish structure in the center of image is a projection on the surface of the tongue known as a fungiform papilla. These ...

A miniature photograph of the moon, beard hairs whose owner has been dead for centuries, a shaving of Egyptian mummy bone, flowerlike patterns constructed from butterfly scales and algae called ...

A miniature photograph of the moon, beard hairs whose owner has been dead for centuries, a shaving of Egyptian mummy bone, flowerlike patterns constructed from butterfly scales and algae called ...

We have a fascination with Victorian and Edwardian era scientific equipment, and these microscope slides are a perfect example of why. Each slide is housed in a gorgeous paper cover, framing the ...

A selection of striking Victorian images, ranging from a limpet's tongue to the suckers of a beetle are going on display in Belfast. The images were created by a University of Ulster academic using ...

Q This large microscope was handed down to me from my stepfather back in the mid-1980s. I believe he bought it at a flea market, but I have no idea what he paid. I’ve had it stored away in our house ...