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To see how certain sound effects are humanly possible, a team of University of Southern California researchers took MRI scans of a beatboxer in action
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To test the reaches of laser communication, NASA beamed a digital image of Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait to a satellite orbiting the moon
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Artist and MIT professor Erik Demaine makes flat geometric diagrams spring into elegant, three-dimensional origami sculptures
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A British artist, with experience in ornithology, explains how she created anatomical drawings of 200 different species of birds for a new book
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Connecticut-based artist Bryan Nash Gill uses ink to draw out the growth rings of a variety of tree species
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A clever artist uses a scalpel and tweezers to cut beautiful bird silhouettes out of feathers
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In his new book, Extinct Boids, artist Ralph Steadman introduces readers to a flock of birds that no longer live in the wild
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Preview some of the top-notch shows—on anatomy, bioluminescence, water tanks and more—slated for the next year
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A Utah aquarium uses the charges emitted by an electric eel to trigger the lights on a nearby tree
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Artist Lisa Nilsson creates elaborate anatomical illustrations from thin strips of paper
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Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde has found a way to create clouds in gallery spaces. In the seconds before they dissipate, he captures beautiful photographs
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In a new book, Andrew Zuckerman embraces minimalism, capturing 150 colorful blooms on white backdrops
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In his travels around the world, anthropologist Lars Krutak has seen many tribal tattoos, including some applied to relieve specific ailments
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Be it a book, movie, calendar or game, these picks are perfect for the hardest-to-shop-for people on your list
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David Liittschwager travels to the world's richest ecosystems, photographing all the critters that pass through his "biocube" in 24 hours
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In a new book, 75 artists illustrate questions scientists haven't fully answered yet
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In a new book, the editors of Cook's Illustrated share some secrets to preparing the perfect holiday feast
With yarn made from discarded plastic bags, Australian artist Helle Jorgensen stitches delicate sculptures of corals
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Huguette Roe makes compressed cans, pipes and paper look like abstract art
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A scientist-artist duo creates stunning images, taken through a scanning electron microscope, of seeds in the Millennium Seed Bank
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