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High-resolution look inside living cells now possible without fluorescence

A microscope developed at Stanford can reveal the interaction of nanostructures inside living cells at the highest resolution yet, about 120 nanometers, without the use of fluorescent labels. The technology could lead to a host of new advances in the life sciences.

closeup of part of the iISM microscope showing a purple laser moving through several lenses

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Paul R. Ehrlich standing in front of trees

March 20, 2026

Biologist and environmentalist Paul Ehrlich has died

The longtime Stanford professor, a giant in his field of evolutionary and population biology, also led the effort to establish Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.

Table covered with many old letters. Angle view, selective focus. Text is unrecognizable.

March 6, 2026

Historian leads project to design new AI architecture for humanities research

The effort, which recently received support from Schmidt Sciences, seeks to design an artificial intelligence framework based on historians’ research practices to examine complex and layered historical documents.

March 5, 2026

New book explores the tension that can exist between people of different identities—and how to overcome it

In Churn, social psychologist Claude Steele examines the challenge of diversity and offers a new approach to making it work.

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