Fun With Science: Neon Art

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Did you know that “neon lights” do not necessarily contain neon gas? In this video, neon artist Jeff Johnson describes the various gasses used to create the colorful neon lights we see across Nevada. By Jayanti Sarkar.

Tiffany Pereira – How She Built A Career Out of Science And Art

Numerous dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Era enjoy water in a flood plain. There are trees and vegetation lining the banks of the waterways, and the whole scene is very colorful. In the middle of the scene is a large crocodile or alligator eating a small dinosaur

Tiffany Pereira’s teachers told hershel had to choose between science and art. Instead of choosing between them, she chose both, and she made a career out of it. Pereira now works as an ecologist and science illustrator for the Desert Research Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada.