This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American For today's SciArt Blitz, we're bringing you ...

A recent news release from the US National Science Foundation (NSF) mentions a project it helped to fund, 'Picturing to Learn.' For this project, college students have to create pencil drawings to ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American As someone who works at the intersection of ...

The word beautiful got thrown around an awful lot one recent morning in The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky. Officials were discussing the fine details of the drawings that were being put up ...

Observation is fundamental to science. In fact, one could even argue that science is observation, nourished and channeled for the purpose of better understanding what our world is and how it works.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Science teachers may want to add doodling to their lesson plans, say researchers who found the ...

At the University of Wyoming, we are very fortunate to have a resident expert on using drawing to learn. Her name is Bethann Merkle and as you begin your consideration of drawing as a tool to ...

A Chinese ink painting of a farmer leading an ox across a bridge, followed by a boy with a bamboo basket on his back made the cover of an October issue of Structure, a United States-based Cell Press ...

Use diagrams to show how scientific apparatus is set up. Scientists must be able to read measuring instruments properly. Common practical techniques that use apparatus include filtration, evaporation ...

A rare drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, valued at almost $16 million, has been discovered by a French auction house. Paris-based auction house Tajan announced the discovery of “The Martyred Saint ...