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Diadrasis is a nonprofit organization based on the idea of progressing and developing Conservation Science through the meeting and interaction of different cultures and specializations.

Just to show that we scientists a) have a sense of humour, and b) can laugh at ourselves, here is one of my favourite lists, the Guide to Translating Scientific Papers Into Plain English.

These little guys took between 40 minutes and 2 hours each, totalling around 50 hours of work.

Farish Jenkins, paleontologist and polymath, died on November 11th aged 72

For twelve months, the subject of Women and Science was given a place of honor in the media, providing the perfect opportunity for us to meet Natalie Pigeard-Micault, engineer at the CNRS. From misogynistic arguments to fear of competition, explore with us the history of the first female physicians.

#scistuchat is a Twitter chat between scientists and high school students every second Thursday of the month. The idea of connecting students with scientists started in the summer of 2011.

Small glossary of terms in scientific articles ...

The DIY mentality is increasingly popping up in labs where resourceful scientists are saving cash by building their own Buchner funnels, microtiter plates and vial racks from scratch.

Scientists from Cambridge University talk about using LEGO MINDSTORMS to aid their research.

Like necessity, war breeds invention, so it is not surprising that many great scientists and engineers have made significant contributions to warfare. Our gallery shows how conflict has sparked innovation – and sometimes regret