Art Meets Science
The Best "Art Meets Science" Books of 2016
Eight sumptuous books from the past year that meet at the intersection of science and art
This Whale Sculpture Was Modeled After a Beached Orca
Canadian artist Ken Hall built <em>Legacy</em> based on 3D scans of the skeleton of Hope, an orca that died on the coast of Washington in 2002
A Miniature Living Redwood Forest Springs Up In Brooklyn
Artist Spencer Finch explores landscape by building a tiny, scale replica of a California grove
These Photographs From Space Show What Humans Have Done to the Earth
In new book, vivid satellite images of the planet evoke what astronauts call "the overview effect"
Looking at Nature Through Infrared Film Will Have You Seeing Red
See the world on a whole different spectrum
Meet an Environmental Activist and an Artist Who Share a Passion for “Trashion”
One man's trash suit is another woman's work of art
How Artists, Mad Scientists and Speculative Fiction Writers Made Spaceflight Possible
A new book chronicles spaceflight’s centuries-long journey from dream to reality
The History and Future of the Once-Revolutionary Taxidermy Diorama
In their heyday, these dead animal displays were virtual reality machines
With Deformed Frogs and Fish, a Scientist-Artist Explores Ecological Disaster and Hope
A 20-year retrospective of Brandon Ballengée's artwork explores humans' connection to cold-blooded creatures
King of the Playground, Spencer Luckey, Builds Climbers That Are Engineering Marvels
The 46-year-old architect and his crew build multi-story climbing structures for museums and malls around the world
Breeding a Better Chicken in the Name of Art (and Science)
For 20 years, Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen has been selectively breeding chickens for his Cosmopolitan Chicken Project
New xkcd Comic Masterfully Shows How Climate Has Changed Through Time
Scroll through 20,000 years of humorously illustrated climate data
These Mesmerizing Paper Sculptures Explore Nature’s Mirrored Structures
Artist Matt Shlian folds, cuts and glues paper to create faceted and curved works of art
This Sculpture Is Controlled by Live Honeybees
Artist Wolfgang Buttress collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to create a giant, metallic hive
Scientists Uncover a “Hidden” Portrait by Edgar Degas
A powerful X-ray unveiled one of the painter’s rough drafts
How Engineers Got a Vinyl Record to Play in the Stratosphere
Fittingly, it took notes from Carl Sagan
The Cosmos Sings in This Fusion of Astrophysics and Music
<i>The Hubble Cantata</i> brings the stars down to earth
Can the Art of Divination Help People Cope With Climate Anxiety?
A Brooklyn-based artist strives to create emotional connections with the looming threat of climate change.
Here's What Happens When Neuroscientists and Designers Team Up to Explain Scientific Research
A new interdisciplinary project results in a moving sculpture, an animated piece, a song that evolves and more
This Painting Shows What It Might Look Like When Zika Infects a Cell
David S. Goodsell's watercolor-and-ink artworks use the latest research to illustrate viruses, proteins and more
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