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Chronoscope

The chronoscope works like a giant stopwatch. It is able to measure very short time intervals, up to a thousandth of a second.
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White European mole

This is a rare European mole with white fur.
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Network

Science is by no means a solitary business. Scientists build on the knowledge gathered by their predecessors. They collaborate with their colleagues, including...
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Fauna of Corpses

Forensic entomologists use their knowledge of insects to help the police solve murder cases.
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Hydrostatic balance

This balance, which was found in Joseph Plateau’s Cabinet de Physique demonstrates how Archimedes’ principle works.
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Doubt

Our senses are only able to capture a small percentage of the world around us. Taking that incomplete information as a starting point, our brain relies on a ser...
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Wip Wap

The 18th and early 19th centuries were the heydays of the physique amusante.
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Model of human ear

Anatomical models continue to prove useful in lecture halls, classrooms and hospitals
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Metaphase in meiosis

This is a model of metaphase in meiosis, i.e. cell division in reproductive cells.
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Imagination

Science can be an extremely precise discipline: you need to measure everything as accurately as possible, to meticulously note things down, and, if required, to...
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