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After nearly 350 years, a depiction of a bee’s brain is getting some buzz. A manuscript created in the mid-1670s contains the oldest known depiction of an insect’s brain, historian of science Andrea ...

Observation is fundamental to science. In fact, one could even argue that science is observation, nourished and channeled for the purpose of better understanding what our world is and how it works.

At the University of Wyoming, we are very fortunate to have a resident expert on using drawing to learn. Her name is Bethann Merkle and as you begin your consideration of drawing as a tool to ...

BioRender helps scientists draw biological diagrams more easily and communicate more efficiently. It’s used by half a million ...

I realize that you can do all this in Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator (you can do probably everything imaginable in those), but I really find them a pain to use. I am the type of person who hates not ...

After 160 years, scientists in Sri Lanka have rediscovered Vanda thwaitesii, a delicate tropical Asian orchid, by referring to scientific drawings to make the connection. Sri Lanka’s rich array of ...

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Visualize your Science offers courses in visual communications for scientists who are looking to communicate their research more effectively. AZoMaterials spoke to Andreas about the importance of ...

Classroom learning is mostly associated with the auditory sense. After all, the teacher speaks up from the front and the students listen to what is shared. Yet, one only has to open one's eyes to see ...