Wasps Are Our Friends: Part II
The second in our series promoting the breadth and value of wasps features the gorgeous Orasema, a tiny metallic wasp that lives in ant nests.
Compound Eye
The many facets of science photography
Wasps Are Our Friends: Part I
I’ve had about enough of people unfairly picking on wasps, so I’m fighting back with a series of photographs showing the bright side of these fascinating insects.
The Sciences
Professional Photography Approaches Gender Balance
In 1970, fewer than one in five professional photographers were female. Times have changed: (Source: Institute for Women’s Policy Research, with data from the U.S.
The Sciences
A Short Safari In A Small Oak Tree
Imagine a safari in your neighborhood. Instead of a few days hauling luggage through international airports, though, picture a leisurely five minute stroll from the front door.
Technology
How to Photograph an Emerging Mosquito
Here is a powerful method to photograph the world’s most dangerous animal in an unusual moment of vulnerability. But first, a digression into mosquito biology.
Fill Flash In Wide Angle Macro Photography
What is the secret to the evenly balanced exposure across both the foreground and background in this fisheye photograph? It is not a clever processing job in photoshop.
An Interview with Christine Shepard, Shark Photographer
Anyone paying attention to science outreach in recent years will have learned a great deal about shark biology, whether they intended to or not.
Environment
The World’s Most Viewed Landscape, A Decade Later
Anyone who booted up a Windows computer in the early 2000′s is likely familiar with the grassy hillsides and brilliant sky of “Bliss”, a 1996 photograph by California wine country photographer Charles O’Rear...
Elsevier’s Latest Journal Is Just For Bros
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2013-2014 Winter Honey Bee Losses Are Likely To Be Large
Over the next few months we will hear news of this winter’s honey bee losses in North America. The news won’t be good. Although official loss tallies have yet to be released, persistently cold weather across the northern part of the continent has made the 2013-2014 winter an unusually difficult one...
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