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Bug Fest 2011
By Edyta Zielinska | August 25, 2011
Earlier this month (August 13-14) thousands of children and bug-loving adults descended on the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia,…
Haeckel’s Radiolarians
By Hannah Waters | August 1, 2011
After completing his studies in medicine and biology, Prussian naturalist Ernst Haeckel set off for Italy in 1859, where, in…
Battling Malaria in Africa
By Jef Akst | August 1, 2011
When general practitioner John Lusingu returned to his native Tanzania to do research on malaria, he was met with a…
Repainting Ancient Birds
By Megan Scudellari | July 1, 2011
Using synchrotron rapid scanning X-ray fluorescence to map the distribution of trace metals in avian fossils over 120 million-year-old, researchers reconstruct the pigment patterns…
Best in Academia, 2011
By The Scientist Staff | July 1, 2011
Meet some of the finalists of this year’s Best Places to Work in Academia survey. Read the full story.
Fish fear from above
By Cristina Luiggi | June 15, 2011
Coral reefs are fraught with danger for herbivores such as damselfish and tangs. Venturing out from the safety of the…
Primal Fashion
By Cristina Luiggi | June 9, 2011
Two sisters—Kate, a developmental biologist, and Helen, a high-end fashion designer—team up to develop a couture collection inspired by the…
Medical Posters
By Edyta Zielinska | June 7, 2011
William Helfand began buying medically themed collectibles in the 1950s when he started working for Merck & Co. Over his…
Tibetan medical paintings
By Cristina Luiggi | May 15, 2011
Seventeenth-century Tibet witnessed a blossoming of medical knowledge, with the construction of a monastic medical college and the penning of…
