Time-lapse imaging is a technique whereby serial images are taken at regular time points to capture the dynamics of what is being observed. Recorded images can be played back at different speeds to ...

Let's watch how a maple seed germinating and growing into a young tree over this 138-day time-lapse. For cold-stratification, maple seeds were wrapped in a moist paper-towel and chilled in the ...

Eukaryotic cells engulf a variety of particles during their lifetime, including potentially pathogenic microorganisms and apoptotic cells. A person clears approximately 200 billion cells each day, ...

For a long time, owning things was what defined consumer culture. People built their lives around getting and keeping things, like a house, a car, or a favorite movie on VHS. It would have seemed ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She ...