Parts of a Microscope explores the importance of magnification by investigating the components and functions of microscopes.

BONUS VIDEO: The Microcosmos Microscope

Upon viewing the Microscopic Life video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that only during the past few hundred years have people been able to see and study very small life forms, generally referred to as...

Differential interference contrast is not a microscope, but rather a method that enhances contrast, and thanks to our new microscope we are able to share some amazing DIC images with you!

While the microscope is one of the most exciting pieces of laboratory equipment, it is also one of the most expensive and fragile. This video illustrates how to safely and effectively use a variety of microscopes commonly found in the...

We get a lot of questions about how we do what we do here on Journey to the Microcosmos. So, we thought that we'd answer a handful of frequently asked questions this week!

Sometimes, pictures and videos aren’t enough. Sometimes the best way to share what you’ve seen under the microscope is, well, to share the actual thing you’re looking at.

The Tiny Crustacean With the Oldest Penis

This instructive video describes what makes science different from other disciplines, while highlighting many exciting science career opportunities. Concepts and terminology: observing, solving problems, health, career, education, and...

While the microscope is one of the most exciting pieces of laboratory equipment, it is also one of the most expensive and fragile. This video illustrates how to safely and effectively use a variety of microscopes commonly found in the...

To study organisms at the genetic level, we need their DNA. Which means that we need to be able to wade through all the bits and pieces lying within their tiny bodies to pick out something even tinier—something we can’t just dig out with...

We’ve spent most of our journey through the microcosmos seeking out the organisms that are too small to see with just the human eye. The bacteria, the ciliates, the tardigrades. Part of what makes them so exciting to find is that they...

You’ve heard those worm horror stories, right? Stories of painful stomach cramps or diarrhea or nausea that eventually turns out to be caused by some worms that have taken up residence in someone’s intestines. It’s so terrifying and wild...

Every experiment has to start somewhere. This one began with a container full of dying microbes, and the five cute, pink ciliates called blepharisma that James, our master of microscopes, accidentally turned into a group of cannibals.

It’s often said that one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. And surely there is no greater proof of that than the home of our master of microscopes, James. All along the windowsills and bookshelves are jars and tanks full of...

We'd love to learn more about our Microcosmos community and who's out there watching these videos. So, we've got a short survey for you to fill out where you can let us know more about you and what you'd like to see from Journey to the...

It explains the basic principle of working of a compound microscope and lists various types of microscopes used to view biological material.

If you’ve been following James, our master of microscopes, on some of his other platforms, then you know what’s coming. You know that James has published his first academic paper, it's about this extraordinarily rare ciliate that you...

James, our master of microscopes, is not a farmer. He is, to put it simply, fascinated by microbes. And that may lead him to strange places and cause him to grow tanks full of weird things. But he is not a farmer.

The theme of today's episode is pretty simple: things we never thought we’d be showing you, but here we are.

In this section, I talk about the history of the cell theory, what the cell theory is, the 2 types of microscopes and the 2 basic cell types.

When we look at bacteria under a microscope, they appear to be tumbling around chaotically, but over the centuries we realized that their pathways have a purpose.

Microbe Hunting in Antarctica

Plant Reproduction Set: 3. This clip explains the step by step process of pollen formation in flowering plants.