Careers in Biology

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Anthropologist

An anthropologist is a scientist who studies various aspects of humankind. The four main areas of study within anthropology are cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistics, and archaeology. Archaeologists study how humans lived in the past by looking for and...

Biological Illustrator

If any career melds science and art, it is biological illustration. Despite advances in photography, we still rely on vivid illustrations to help us learn about nature in a visual way. A biological illustrator produces detailed illustrations of everything...

Ecotourism Guide

Ecotourism encourages visits to natural areas and preserves. The goal is to do little or no harm to the environment, while supporting local culture and encouraging conservation of the area. Ecotourism guides can find work all over the world...

Ethologist

An ethologist studies animal behavior, from the tiniest insects to the largest whales. The focus of ethology is not only how animals behave, but also why they behave as they do. For this reason, ethology often involves the study...

Evolutionary Biologist

An evolutionary biologist studies the origins and evolution of life and the relationships among Earth’s diverse organisms. Because evolution and evolutionary theory affects every aspect of biology, evolutionary biologists can focus their research on subjects as diverse as living bacteria,...

Paleontologist

Paleontologists study the fossil record to better understand evolution, the biology of long-extinct species, and what life on Earth was like in the past. Paleontology is a broad field of science, and requires knowledge in all major sciences: physics,...

Science Editor

Science editors assign, review, and edit science writing. They work in the news media, book publishing, television production, healthcare, documentary filmmaking, and many other fields. A science editor must have a strong background in science as well as a...

Science Museum Curator

A museum curator is in charge of setting up and maintaining exhibits and collections. In a science museum, this can mean acquiring dinosaur bones and assembling them into a skeleton, preserving fish specimens and creating a digital archive of...

Science Writer

The job of a science writer is to put science in a language that a general audience can understand and enjoy. Science writers’ works appear in general interest magazines, newspapers, textbooks, websites, radio programs, television shows, and much more....