Tag: "frogs"

Tomorrow’s Science Illustrators Step Up To the Plate

Tomorrow’s Science Illustrators Step Up To the Plate

Science illustration began in a time when drawing was the only way to record the anatomy of a bird or the life stages of a flower. But is illustration still useful today, when it seems every cell phone has an 8 MB camera with zoom, auto-focus and image stabilization?

 
What Makes Us Care About Nature?

What Makes Us Care About Nature?

This question comes up endlessly in the world of environmental education. How do you inspire a person to learn, care and then take action for the environment? As someone whose professional goal is to inspire earth stewardship, I often ask anyone who will answer this big question.

 
No Pond Turtle Left Behind

No Pond Turtle Left Behind

By creating the best possible environment for the turtles, they grow 3-4 times faster than they would in the wild.

 
Producer's Notes: Why I Do Science

Producer's Notes: Why I Do Science

I had the pleasure of briefly meeting Dr. Robert Drewes, the esteemed Curator and Chairman of the Department of Herpetology at the California Academy of Sciences, upon his return from the Gulf of Guinea where he has been leading research teams over the past decade to study the unique flora and fauna of the islands.