Why I failed at fossil hunting – so you don’t have to
Like most people with a biology background, I love fossils. Who doesn’t!? I went through my “I’m going to be […]
The oldest lens in the world (or is it?)
Tucked away safely in the archive of the British Museum is a nondescript piece of rock crystal. It’s oval in […]
Demonic mirrors & the Troxler effect
Disclaimer: I love spooky things and I also love science – I’m not trying to ruin one with the other. […]
The gentleman botanist
**A special thank you to Eimear and Ger for their help and for allowing me access to the microscope** Last […]
Free eBooks? Yes, please!
This is a little off topic but as I have been doing a bit of science history research lately I […]
Willard Wigan microscopic art
The worlds of science and art don’t often collide. The works by Willard Wigan, however, certainly help bridge the gap, […]
Ireland’s Great Telescope
Today I’m taking a small divergence from microscopy to that of astronomy. The telescope is a close cousin of the […]
Novelty microscopes
We know the microscope as a work-horse of the lab environment. However, for a large part of its history, the […]