What is considered a good illustration can differ between the opinion of a scientist and that of an illustrator. It seems that what a scientist wants is open to a variety of interpretations.

Some natural colours last for hundreds of years, but what can curators of natural history collections do when specimen colours fade?

Her entrance into scientific illustration relied on a bit of luck (and a lot of skill), resembling more of a teacher and apprentice relationship rather than today’s formal college route.

Many medical and scientific illustrations are created using a "carbon dust" technique developed in the early twentieth century by artist Max Brödel.

A misleading image in a medical textbook could have life and death implications, but some disciplines can deploy myth and metaphor to convey their science through art.

Kathleen Rolland is a scientific illustrator. Kathleen Rowland is a scientific illustrator. She draws artifacts in a way that is so precise, that the illustration itself can then be studied in ...

Researchers have always used graphics and illustrations to help make sense of their work. This coffee-table book gathers seven centuries’ worth.

How a 162-Year-Old Specimen Helped Prove the Existence of an ‘Incredulous’ Lizard Species A serendipitous find in the National Museum of Natural History’s collections yielded just the second ...

150 years of scientific illustration Image-making, research and visual technologies have shaped each other over the past century and a half, argues Geoffrey Belknap, marking Nature ’s anniversary.

Scientific images typically come from advanced imaging: MRI, CT, microscopes, and more. But the winner of this year’s Wellcome Image Awards, which designate the best scientific image in the ...

When British scientists first laid eyes on the platypus in the late 18th century, some of them thought the specimen — sent back from its native Australia — must be a hoax.

Relatively unknown during their lifetimes, both brothers are recognised today as pioneers of scientific natural history illustration, particularly in their use of microscopes to draw specimens in ...