An Eye for Science

Geo maps! Back to my roots… scipsy: The new Geological...

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:31:06 -0600

Geo maps! Back to my roots…

scipsy:

The new Geological Map of Italy, 1 at 1,250,000

fuckyeahdinoart: citipati with chicks by =Sheil

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:31:05 -0600

fuckyeahdinoart:

citipati with chicks by =Sheil

Photo

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:23:44 -0600

scientificillustration: Ginkgo biloba L. [as Salisburia...

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:31:05 -0600

scientificillustration:

Ginkgo biloba L. [as Salisburia adiantifolia Sm.]

Houtte, L. van, Flore des serres et des jardin de l’Europe, vol. 10: p. 119 (1855)

What the World’s Biggest Websites Looked Like at Launch

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:28:39 -0600

What the World’s Biggest Websites Looked Like at Launch:

Since the rise of the Internet in the ’90s, the web has shown no signs of slowing down. We’ve watched the birth and evolution of social media, e-commerce and online video entertainment. It’s hard to imagine that the treasured websites we all use today were at one point just scribbles on a pie…

The ingenious photography of Ted Sabarese highlighted in my...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:36:06 -0600

The ingenious photography of Ted Sabarese highlighted in my latest SciAm post: What Kind of Fish are You? | Symbiartic, Scientific American Blog Network

ha! surviving-science: lego anatomy

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:36:05 -0600

ha!

surviving-science:

lego anatomy

vector maps of fluid motion created by filming jellyfish in...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:33:06 -0600

vector maps of fluid motion created by filming jellyfish in their native habitats - a post I wrote for SciAm last week (via I Heart Copepods. You should, too. | Symbiartic, Scientific American Blog Network)

hey, who’s that? (via Artists help push science forward |...

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:31:05 -0600

hey, who’s that? (via Artists help push science forward | The University of Chicago)

(via BENEDETTA BONICHI TO SEE IN THE DARK)

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:31:05 -0600

(via BENEDETTA BONICHI TO SEE IN THE DARK)

it doesn’t get prettier than this (via Designer Ron Arad...

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:34:05 -0600

it doesn’t get prettier than this (via Designer Ron Arad Reinvents the Wheel | Crisp Green)

Video

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:30:06 -0600

another great one by illustrator Diana...

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:40:05 -0600

another great one by illustrator Diana Magnuson

fuckyeahdinoart:

Maiasaura by Diana Magnuson

rhamphotheca: Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus) from A monograph of...

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:45:05 -0600

rhamphotheca:

Green Peafowl (Pavo muticus)

from A monograph of the Phasianidae, Family of the pheasants, 1872, by Daniel G. Elliot

touba: Camillo Golgi, Cerebellum of a Rabbit, 1882.

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:46:05 -0600

touba:

Camillo Golgi, Cerebellum of a Rabbit, 1882.

I love the use of color in this...

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:30:06 -0600

I love the use of color in this illustration.

fuckyeahdinoart:

Triceratops and Ankylosaurus by Diana Magnuson

Photo

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 08:01:05 -0600

oldflorida: Tricolored Heron by John James Audubon, 1830’s.

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:01:05 -0600

oldflorida:

Tricolored Heron by John James Audubon, 1830’s.

whaaaaaa?! rhamphotheca: intrinsicallylinkedlife: Honeypot...

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:01:05 -0600

whaaaaaa?!

rhamphotheca:

intrinsicallylinkedlife: Honeypot Ants

Honeypot ants, also called honey ants, are ants which are gorged with food by workers, to the point that their abdomens swell enormously. Other ants then extract nourishment from them. They function essentially as living larders.

Many insects, notably honey bees and some wasps, collect and store liquid for use at a later date. However, these insects store their food within their nest or in combs. Honey ants are unique in using their own bodies as living storage, but they have more function than just storing food. Some store liquids, body fat, and water from insect prey brought to them by worker ants. They can later serve as a food source for their fellow ants when food is otherwise scarce.

Honeypot ants such as Camponotus inflatus are edible and form an occasional part of the diet of various Australian Aboriginal peoples.

scientificillustration: The Common Heron Ardea cinerea Coloured...

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:02:05 -0500

scientificillustration:

The Common Heron Ardea cinerea

Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands - issued by Lord Lilford (Vol 7)