We make sustainable stationery and lifestyle goods to celebrate science.
New Arrivals
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Black Paper Notebooks
Find notebooks with black pages and a range of compatible pens for black paper.
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Supernova Gel Pens (Pack of 10)$ 15.95
Take beautiful notes or illustrate illuminated scenes in the dark. These gel pens are specially formulated to work with the Dark Matter notebooks – they write in vibrant color o...
Linguistics Dark Analysis A5 Softcover Notebook$ 19.95
Immerse yourself in the world of language - Adorned with Chinese characters, Arabic script, Egyptian hieroglyphs, Hebrew, Phoenician, Greek, and more, this notebook is a unique ...
Ready to Launch Dark Matter Notebook$ 29.95
Lights illuminate the Artemis 1 rocket as we prepare to set foot on the moon once more. Each cover in the Dark Matter series celebrates the beauty found in darkness and the sce...
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I loved the little hominin glass. It is so nice to see Anthroplogy related gifts available!
Tracey
Hominid Skulls Whiskey Glass
Great product!
My daughter teaches advanced physics at a university affiliated high school. I gave her an 'equation' mug asa gift. She loved it and will keep it in her classroom.
Fun design
Fun design for anyone who likes mushrooms, good quality
Vibrant Colours and fun to use.
These are wonderful blues/blue greens. The pens write smoothly- laying down a nice line. Very happy with purchase.
Daniel S.
Ocean Swell Gel Pens (Pack of 6)
These notepads are of super high quality and the designs are excellent!
Alyda D.
Whales Notepads
These notepads are of super high quality and the designs are excellent!
Alyda D.
Octopus Notepads
These notepads are of super high quality and the designs are excellent!
Alyda D.
Bird Notepads
Great mug, beautiful colors, makes me happy every time I use it! Great gift for bird lovers.
Jacob B.
Birdwatching 15 oz Ceramic Mug
Beautiful bag!
This is going to be a perfect gift for my Forest Service daughter! Gorgeous and sturdy. She’ll love using it around town.
Rhonda
Forest Canvas Shoulder Tote
Great proct
Attractive, high quality notebook.
William W.W.
Nuclear Engineering Bound Pad
A good year
I've been looking for a journal I can use for wellness tracking. I found it. Format is organized enough but flexible too, and aesthetically, it's perfect.
Sarah L.
Woodland Forest Yearly Planner
Personalized!
It was unlikely that one of these would be my profession, yet it was!! These are such fun stocking staffers but yeah, I keep a few!
Sarah L.
Washi Tape Mystery Pack
Smells nice!
Love this and its green chemistry partner. I plan to use these to gift some essential oils.
New Favorite Mug!
Absolutely perfect, very well made and the color is great. I use this every day and looking forward to ordering some as Christmas gifts!
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I got this for my grand-daughter, who loves cats. She also likes to draw cats. This is perfect as a sketch book for her cat sketches.
