When Colin Purrington looked at a sample of dried figs under a microscope recently, he answered a question that had been bugging him for years. Inside the chewy fruits, he found the shriveled remains ...

Cate Wallace (left) and T. Josek in front of the environmental scanning electron microscope used for Bugscope in the Beckman Institute's Microscopy Suite. Bugscope is gearing up to celebrate 25 years ...

Seven species of a frog-like insect that were discovered in a rainforest have been confirmed as new to science following an examination of their genitalia. The previously unknown species of leafhopper ...

Philadelphia — When Colin Purrington looked at a sample of dried figs under a microscope recently, he answered a question that had been bugging him for years. Inside the chewy fruits, he found the ...

Bugscope is gearing up to celebrate 25 years of science outreach and education. Since its inception in 1998, the free, web-based outreach program has connected thousands of students with microscopists ...