When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a ...

Sept. 11 (UPI) --Scientists have successfully outfitted an optical microscope with quantum sensors, creating a precise microscope-based thermometer, capable of sensing a "fever" in tiny nematode worms ...

What happens to worms and parasites when exposed to freezing temperatures? 🔬 This microscopic science experiment reveals how the freezer impacts their structure and survival. #MicroscopeScience #Para ...

The nematode worm C. elegans is commonly used by neuroscientists to understand the nervous system. Scientists at Scripps Research in Florida used it in a new way to discover fresh insights about how ...

Scanning electron microscope image of wormlike structures 'growing' from dental tubules deep inside a molar. Image courtesy of University of Maryland, Baltimore. Inside a human tooth, more than 50,000 ...

Smart phones may offer an affordable, portable way to diagnose intestinal worm infection, the most common infection in developing countries. Isaac Bogoch at Toronto General Hospital in Canada and his ...

The winners of a microscopic video competition have been announced, and among the remarkable entries is an incredible clip of a tiny tardigrade riding a roundworm. The Nikon Small World in Motion ...

The soil roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans has just 959 cells and a body that is mostly gut and reproductive organs. Yet its reproduction is similar enough to ours that scientists like Francis McNally ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prick a finger and have the blood checked for parasites — by smartphone? Scientists are turning those ubiquitous phones into microscopes and other medical tools that could help fight ...