Sunsets are Illusions
What are sunsets? To human eyes, they are very cool optical illusions. Learn about light scattering, and how to photograph sunsets.
Category: Arts and Humanities
Photographer’s Adventures with Grizzly Bears
Up and coming wildlife photographer Max Goldberg describes his visit to Katmai National Park in Alaska to photograph grizzly bears.…
The Artful Science of Diaphonization
Diaphonization, or the artful science of preserving soft-tissue scientific specimens, is something few have heard of but many have seen.
Aurora Borealis: Myths, Legends, Science
What causes the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights? Where can you see this amazing natural phenomenon? What did our ancestors…
Arborsculpture: Artful Science of Tree Shaping
An ancient practice combines art and science, humanity and nature, to deliver an innovative contemporary creation: Arborsculpture.
Embryogenesis: How to Build a Human
Embryogenesis Illustrated This embryogenesis gif illustrates human embryo and fetus development from fertilization to birth. It is the work of graphic…
Declining Bee Populations Revisited
Are we headed toward a future with no bees? Declining Bee Populations Revisited covers what we know about bee hive collapse and recovery.
How to Make Animated Infographics
Make Animated Infographics: A Brief Tutorial This brief overview of how to make animated infographics is the work of Eleanor Lutz,…
Wild Red Kite: Red and Deadly
Photography and Text by Steven Spence This is a wild red kite (German: Roter Milan; Latin Milvus milvus ), which…
Solar Eclipse from Stuttgart, Germany
On March 20, 2015, people across Europe, northern and eastern Asia, and northern and western Africa were treated to…