A pair of strong binoculars brings far-away objects much closer, letting you examine them from a safe distance. But there is an entirely different world when you look closely at the smallest creatures ...

Humankind is not depending on me to cure some terrible epidemic. That takes the pressure off and lets me have a little fun as I try a device that turns my iPhone into a fairly powerful microscope.

A simple kit currently seeking funding on Kickstarter allows you to use your smartphone's camera as a 150x microscope. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled ...

Total, corneal, and internal aberrations were measured using ray-tracing technology in 23 eyes implanted with aspheric (Tecnis ZA9003) IOLs, and in 25 eyes implanted with spherical (AcrySof SA60AT) ...