Alex is an ongoing collaborator of the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, creating visuals to promote the journal’s research papers.

Paleo reconstruction of Kongonaphon kely, a tiny (~10cm tall!) reptilian precursor to dinosaurs. Read the full paper here.

Paleo ecosystem reconstruction for A Middle Eocene lowland humid subtropical “Shangri-La” ecosystem in central Tibet, published in PNAS volume 117, no. 52. Read the full paper here.

Paleoart reconstruction of Miosurnia diurnia, an extinct owl species from the late Miocene of China. Read more about the research here.

Paleoart reconstruction of a group of Neanderthals butchering a straight-tusked elephant. Read more about the research here.

Paleo reconstruction of Megaladapis edwardsi, an extinct giant koala lemur from Madagascar. Read the full paper here.

Editorial illustration to accompany a QnA with prominent Black scholars from a range of disciplines within STEM. Read the full interview here.

Reconstruction of singing katydids in a Middle Jurassic forest ecosystem, with insets showing details of the stridulatory file (above) and tympanal ear (below). Read more about the research here.

Illustrated reconstruction of Troodon, a non-avian theropod from the late Cretaceous. Despite having already evolved the capacity for changing its body temperature (heterothermic endothermy) like modern birds, Troodon retained a slower, reptile-like mineralization to produce its eggs, and shared nests amongst multiple females. Read the full paper here.

Illustration for Neonicotinoids in excretion product of phloem-feeding insects kill beneficial insects, published in PNAS vol. 116 no. 34. Read the full paper here.

Editorial illustration for On Mr. Hyslop’s prediction, content archives, and preprint servers, published in PNAS volume 117, no. 17. Read the full essay here.