The Forest in Nature light sculpture is the work of Danish design duo Hilden & Diaz and was inspired by the drawings of German naturalist Ernst Haeckel.

A new book celebrating the science illustrations of Ernst Haeckel has launched on Kickstarter. The book features numerous drawings of microorganisms by the German zoologist and naturalist who ...

For instance, the German biologist Ernst Haeckel’s incredibly detailed drawings, made during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, shed light on the microscopic organisms that populate our world.

Ernst Haeckel couldn’t make up his mind which of his great loves to follow: science or art. But, peering into a microscope one day, he chose both. It was to change our perception of art ...

But two things elevated his work beyond mere draftsmanship. The first was that it was beautiful, as “The Art and Science of Ernst Haeckel”, a new book reproducing 450 of his prints, makes clear.

Zoologe, Künstler, Philosoph, Freidenker: Ernst Haeckel ermöglichte Einblicke in die Kunstfertigkeit der Natur, verbreitete Darwins Evolutionstheorie und entwickelte daraus eine eigene Philosophie.