My first scientific illustration workshop
On 12 June, I had the pleasure of holding my very first scientific illustration workshop as part of the 7th edition of the Campanha Pedaços…
Birds of the Azores
Back in October 2024, while I was making a set of air-dry clay birds as a Christmas gift for a little girl, I never imagined…
New paper: Gardens for conservation
I am excited to share our latest article, entitled ‘Improving biodiversity in Central and Eastern European gardens needs regionally scaled strategies‘, which has just been…
Book Review: Thinking like a bee
Have a read of my latest book review about two amazing and inspiring books: Stephen Buchmann’s What a Bee Knows and Lars Chittka’s The Mind…
No bees, no pumpkins
Did you know that pumpkins, as an entomophilous crop, rely on insect pollination and are typically pollinated by a variety of bee species? All cultivated…
10th Congress of Apidology
Between 16 and 19 September, I had the pleasure of attending the 10th Congress of Apidology (organized by the Estonian University of Life Sciences) in…
Student Conference on Conservation Science
Between 10 and 14 September, I had the pleasure to present two posters at two different conferences simultaneously: one in person at the 9th Student…
Rave Terceira 2024 Matela
It was a great honor for me to receive certificates for two of my submissions in the Rave Terceira 2024 – Matela photo competition organized…
An undisturbed flower patch
On a wonderfully sunny morning in early May, looking for a suitable location for my PhD fieldwork, I discovered a flower patch near the ocean…