We have a fascination with Victorian and Edwardian era scientific equipment, and these microscope slides are a perfect example of why. Each slide is housed in a gorgeous paper cover, framing the ...

Red dye fills the tiny blood vessels of this tongue tissue. The large, roundish structure in the center of image is a projection on the surface of the tongue known as a fungiform papilla. These ...

Few did obsessive nature handicrafts like the Victorians, whether it was seaweed scrapbooking or shell arranging, something of the salon repression boiling over into insanely labored DIY arts. One of ...

Q This large microscope was handed down to me from my stepfather back in the mid-1980s. I believe he bought it at a flea market, but I have no idea what he paid. I’ve had it stored away in our house ...

Florida State University English Professor Meegan Kennedy has been selected as a recipient of a highly coveted grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The $50,400 grant will allow ...

A selection of striking Victorian images, ranging from a limpet's tongue to the suckers of a beetle are going on display in Belfast. The images were created by a University of Ulster academic using ...

Every week we give the low-down on the value of forgotten treasures that may be gathering dust at home. Look through a Victorian microscope and you could be peering at an investment that merits close ...

Victorians were also fascinated by Egyptian mummies. They were collected avidly and even unwrapped at events. Not surprisingly, mummies also found their way under the microscope. These slides contain, ...