Learn about Violet Dandridge, Aime Motter Awl, Carolyn Bartlett Gast, and Marilyn Schotte: four women from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Department of Invertebrate Zoology who ...

In 1963, science fiction author Hugo Gernsback posed for Life Magazine wearing a fake mock-up of a tool featured in one of his stories. He called the contraption “TV glasses”. Considering them now, ...

They say, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” As cliche as it is, that phrase could not resonate more clearly for this visual learner than when I am flipping through a 10 lb. biology textbook full ...

CLEVELAND — The melding of science and art is proving to be an unlikely, but needed partnership as medical renderings become needed more often in the health field. "I can actually go into a scientific ...

SANTA CRUZ >> In biology, the old axiom “form follows function” means that an organism’s structure is formed in direct correlation to its purpose. Think Darwin’s finches. When it comes to art, utility ...

Many view the scientific process as a tool to preclude human emotions from influencing the search for truth. But those emotions are essential when it comes time to help people connect to the science, ...

We may often encounter art as an interpretive device as we study science topics. From very young students to adult learners, we humans find illustrations to be a form of information that is easy to ...

Manitowoc artist Rebecca Jabs, who specializes in science illustration, has been a member of the Lakeshore Artist Guild since 2017. Science illustration is artwork that visually interprets scientific ...

Illustrating Nature, the 18th annual exhibit of artwork by students in the UCSC Extension Science Illustration Program, is on display at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History May 5 through June 10.

Researchers have always used graphics and illustrations to help make sense of their work. This coffee-table book gathers seven centuries’ worth. By Randall Munroe When you purchase an independently ...