Illustrated Science

by James Olstein.

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The largest dinosaur ever found in Australia and one of the 10 to 15 largest dinosaurs ever. This member of the sauropod family was as high as a two story building at the hips and as long as a basketball court!

See more of my art on instagram @jamesolsteinillustration or check out my portfolio jamesolstein.com

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Coolest Selfie Penguin photographers Upon finding a research camera in Antartica, two emperor penguins automatically repositioned it to focus on their own reflection, accidentally taking pictures of themselves. Read more... https://www.livescience.com/61981-penguin-selfie-captured-antarctica.html

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Flip off Burger Robot Flippy the robot was so good at his job of flipping burgers it was fired because it’s human co-workers couldn’t keep up. Read more at... https://www.livescience.com/61994-flippy-burger-flipping-robot-flops.html

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Dairy Queen What? Gross. A Platypus’ milk has been shown to contain a protein that can be used to fight drug-resistant bacteria. Read more at... https://www.livescience.com/62030-platypus-milk-antibiotic-resistance.html

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Sound Waves What is the loudest sound in the Ocean Scientists have created a sound so powerful that it can vaporize water on contact by using a x-ray laser on a tiny jet of water half the width of a human hair. Read more at https://www.livescience.com/65519-loudest-underwater-sound.html

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All Smiles Can my dog really smile at me? Unfortunately there is no definitive proof that dogs are smiling at their owners, but that doesn’t mean they don’t like you. Studies have shown that dogs have an increase in oxytocin — a hormone that plays a role in social bonding when they lock eyes with their owners. Eye contact is very important to a dog’s relationship with a human. Read more at https://www.livescience.com/65506-are-dogs-smiling.html

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Sinking Feeling What are sinkholes? When there is no way for water to drain externally from the ground it dissolves caverns in the bedrock causing the ruptures. Read more at https://www.livescience.com/44123-what-are-sinkholes.html

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Sinking Feeling What are sinkholes? When there is no way for water to drain externally from the ground it dissolves caverns in the bedrock causing the ruptures. Read more at https://www.livescience.com/44123-what-are-sinkholes.html

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All 4 Odd Science books are available now!

Out in the UK with  @pavilionchildrens and available in the US this October from @sterlingkids !

Get a copy now on Amazon!

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I’m a fun guy

Mushrooms that eat plastic!

While scientists in India have been searching for microbes to degrade polythene/plastic they discovered fungi in 12 different locations capable of doing the job.

Read more at https://weather.com/en-IN/india/pollution/news/2019-04-29-can-tiny-fungi-be-a-solution-to-our-giant-plastic-problem

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We’re back!

Hello! It’s been awhile. I hope you are all doing well.

As you may know I took a brief break from this project to work on turning it into a series of 4 children’s books under the title Odd Science last year with Pavilion in the UK. The books arrive in the US this Fall and to celebrate I’ve decided to start posting on here again starting this Saturday!

You can buy a book now on Amazon  https://www.amazon.com/s?k=james+olstein+odd+science&ref=nb_sb_noss

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Big news! I’ve turned my science illustrations into a series of children’s books! The first Odd Science: Amazing Inventions is out on 09/06/18 in the UK with Pavilion Children's Books.

you can pre-order here https://www.oddsciencebook.com/ or follow along on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jamesolsteinillustration/

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Illustrated Science prints are now available on my website at http://jamesolstein.com/shop/ From Nov 25 - 27 all orders are 25% off when you use the code BIZ at checkout! Get yours now!

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Illustrated Science shirts are back on Cotton Bureau! Get your here https://cottonbureau.com/people/james-olstein

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Illustrated Science 153: Drumming up Friends Scientists found that male cockatoos in Australia make their own drumsticks and their own music. Each bird plays it's own different rhythm at it's own different speed to attract a mate.

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Illustrated Science 153: Easy Being Green The fossil of the Psittacosaurus (parrot-lizard) was found to show evidence of countershading. A type of camouflage that allowed it to avoid larger dinosaurs.