Shortly after four astronauts returned from their trip around the Moon, a crew of tiny space travelers were already on the ...

Grab your lab coat, or at least pretend you have one, and prepare to zoom way, way in because we’re about to explore a world ...

Grab your lab coat, or at least pretend you have one, and prepare to zoom way, way in because we’re about to explore a world ...

Witness a rare microscopic view of a worm giving birth, revealing the hidden world of life at an unseen scale. This fascinating footage captures the complexity of reproduction in tiny organisms and ...

It turns out you can quite literally see an analog signal if the conditions are right—and you look closely enough. Reading time 3 minutes Despite their futuristic appearance—for our money, they’re ...

Scientists created a tiny matrix that stores data by etching its grid into a thin ceramic film with a focused ion beam. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

For those of us who weren't paying attention, over the last few years, scientists around the world have been one-upping each other in a bid to create the smallest QR code that can be reliably read.

Good morning, Early Birds. Welcome to the Year of the Fire Horse. Send tips to earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us. In today’s edition ...

When observing small worms under a microscope, one might observe something very surprising: the worms appear to make a sweeping motion to clean their own environment. Physicists at the University of ...

Fish sometimes get sluggish and are slow to bite in winter. Pay attention to their reaction and mix up your jigging to trigger fish to bite. | Joe Shead Open-water fish are often aggressive. I mean, ...

A world of the brilliant color, texture and detail found in science comes to life under the microscope through photographs in the 51st annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition. Out of the ...