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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 ...

Finding women’s contributions in scientific history can be challenging, and not just because there often weren’t many women working in science. In a post for the Google Blog “The Keyword” last month, ...

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, ...

Using an artist's tools and the skills of a scientist, Tangerini makes “art in the service of science.” Botanical illustrations by Alice Tangerini; photograph by Jennifer J. Hill. Photo illustration ...

On canvas, a 390-million-year-old forest springs to life. Massive tree trunks jut into a sunlit clearing from a crowded forest floor. Stubby green branches battle with frilly leaf-like filaments to ...

If you’re a type nerd, you’re going to love the new version of Illustrator. Though Illustrator CS doesn’t pack a lot of new drawing tools, Adobe’s extensive reworking of the program’s text tools makes ...