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Digital microscopes use similar optics as traditional microscopes, but they also include the addition of a digital camera. This allows the images to bypass the need for an eyepiece and be displayed directly onto a monitor for instant, u...

Often used as a symbol of discovery and scientific conquest, throughout history the microscope has served as a literal lens into the unknown. Employed by virtually every great scientist, inventor, and disrupter for the past 600-plus ye...

Has the light in your scope gone dim? Don’t worry—Replacing microscope light bulbs doesn’t have to be an intimidating task. In fact, most bulbs are quite easy to replace, as long as you follow a few important steps. Attention to detail ...

 If you’ve been looking for top-notch gifts, toys, or activities that help promote science education in kids, consider the microscope. Giving the gift of a kid’s microscope kit is like giving the gift of science as a whole. It introduce...

Microscopes are easily the single most important piece of equipment in any lab. Due to the broad range of specialties and careers that require the use of microscopes, it is impossible to lump microscopes into any single category. Being...

The student microscope is one of the most (literally) illuminating tools in the classroom arsenal. Ask anyone what they remember most about high school biology class, and they’ll most likely mention using scopes to observe plants and mi...

From capturing live images to streaming your findings to large audiences, you can use a microscope camera for a multitude of unique situations. Ranging from science to art to forensics, microscopes help us understand the world around us...

There is perhaps no better way to introduce a budding scientist to the world of microscopy—not to mention biology, medicine, forensics, and pathology—than with prepared microscope slides. Introducing youngsters to the sciences is about ...