Art Meets Science
Learn to Speak the Language of the Universe With This Mindblowing New Book
<i>Magnitude</i> helps you imagine the outer limits of time, speed and distance—without breaking your brain
How 21st-Century Technology Is Shedding Light on a 2nd-Century Egyptian Painting
Researchers at UCLA and the National Gallery of Art have pioneered a technology that goes behind the scenes of a centuries-old artistic process
This 19th-Century Illustrator Found Beauty in the Slimiest of Sea Creatures
A new book chronicles Ernst Haeckel's life and his gorgeous renderings of wild things—scales, spikes, tentacles and all
Millions of Historic Images Pay Tribute to the Diversity of Life on Earth
Bask in the infinitely strange wonder of our planet with these gorgeous biodiversity galleries
The Ten Stories You Didn't Read in 2017 But Should Have
From music behind prison bars to a San Francisco building with a dark past, here are the top 10 pieces we published last year that deserve another look
How Marie Tussaud Created a Wax Empire
From France, to Britain, to the world, Tussaud's waxworks endure
Turning Hurricane Data Into Music
Can listening to storms help us understand them better? A meteorologist and a music technologist think so
Royal Society Photo Contest Winners Capture Drama and Wonder of the Natural World
From Antarctic ice to eclipses and killer whales, the images unveil nature's strange and sometimes surreal beauty
Final Piece of Hidden Magritte Masterpiece Found
X-rays have revealed the last bit of "La Pose Enchantee," which the artist cut up and reused in the early 1930s
Tragedy and Beauty of Nature on Display in This Year's Best Wildlife Photos
The 16 award-winning images range from whimsical birds to the tragic aftermath of a poaching raid
How to Give Dead Animals a Second Life: The Art of Skeleton Articulation
Mike deRoos and Michi Main build beautiful models from the remains of Pacific sea creatures
This Wandering Concrete Sphere Will Track the Movements of the Arctic Circle
On a small Icelandic island, a massive piece of art will track Earth's wobble in space
Revel in the Big Details of Tiny Things With These Prize-Winning Images
Skin cells, tape worms and fuzzy mold are among this years top photos
Explore the Secret Lives of Animals With These Marvelous Maps
A new book considers how sophisticated tracking technology and the data it collects can improve conservation strategies
Da Vinci Had a Hand in the "Naked Mona Lisa"
A preliminary study suggests the master painter worked on the drawing called the "Mona Vanna"
Degas' Rare Sculptures Are Stuffed With Wine Corks
X-rays show the artist fleshed out his wax and clay personal projects with bits and pieces found around the studio
Watch This AI Turn Sketches into Masterpieces
Trained on the 'history of human art,' this system can transform your scribbles
Turning Irregular Heartbeats Into Music
A set of piano pieces could help doctors better understand heart rhythm disorders
See the Sounds of the Amazon in This Mesmerizing Video
Artist Andy Thomas helps people experience nature in a new way
Did Edvard Munch Find a Supernatural Power in Color?
A new exhibition at the National Gallery of Art places Munch’s palette in context
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