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Scream Queen: An Entomologist Dispels the Myths in Insect Horror Flicks
May Berenbaum, of the University of Illinois, explains where the science goes wrong in these seven films—all featuring arthropod antagonists
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A Massive Aerial Sculpture Is Hoisted in Downtown Vancouver
Artist Janet Echelman combines ancient techniques with modern technology to create her largest-ever net sculpture for TED’s 30th anniversary
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This Is What Photography Looks Like on Drugs
Sarah Schoenfield’s experience as a bartender put her on the path to giving a “face” to illegal drugs
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What Are the Acoustic Wonders of the World?
Sonic engineer Trevor Cox is on a mission to find the planet’s most interesting sounds
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Aerial Views of Iceland’s Volcanic Rivers
Andre Ermolaev’s photographs of Iceland’s volcanic rivers can look more like abstract paintings
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A Crowdsourced Collection of Objects That Embody Climate Change
“A People’s Archive of Sinking and Melting” features publicly submitted items from places that could be on the brink of disappearance
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A photo series by Austin-based photographer Robert Shults casts physicists and their everyday life in the lab in a sci-fi B-movie light
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An Artist Dyes Clothes and Quilts With Tuberculosis and Staph Bacteria
Anna Dumitriu combines bacteria and textile design to explore our relationship with microorganisms
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Why Does This Indonesian Volcano Burn Bright Blue?
Olivier Grunewald’s dramatic photos showcase blue flames—not blue lava—that result from burning sulfur
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X-Ray Art: A Deeper Look at Everyday Objects
Brit Hugh Turvey adds his artistic touch to x-rays of suitcases, old shirts and a host of other subjects
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When Your Coffee Maker Is Also a Spectrometer
London-based designer Alex Duffner creates dual-purpose lab/kitchen gadgets
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Cheese Made From Bacteria Between Your Toes and Other Bizarre Bio Art
With groundbreaking (and controversial) projects, artists are starting a conversation about the future of synthetic biology
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The True Inner Beauty of Fishes
A biologist and a poet team up for a new exhibition at the Seattle Aquarium that features images of bleached and stained fish skeletons
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The Beautiful Flight Paths of Fireflies
Flirting lightning bugs illuminate a dark forest with golden flight during mating season
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See the Inner Anatomy of Barbie, Mario and Mickey Mouse—Bones, Guts and All
Artist Jason Freeny transforms familiar childhood characters into realistic anatomical models
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Traveling to Japan—Through a Symphony of Smells
A new performance, staged in Los Angeles this weekend, revives one man’s failed attempt to put on a smell and sound production more than a century ago
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An Artist Imagines the Techno-Evolved Creatures of the Future
Vincent Fournier has seen the future of evolution, in which humans design animals for their own uses
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Beautiful Anatomical Skeletons, Posed and Photographed As Sculptures
Photographer Patrick Gries transforms ordinary specimens, stripped of fur and flesh, into art that showcases motion, predation and evolution
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The Art and Science of Growing Snowflakes in a Lab
Physicist Kenneth Libbrecht can make snowflakes with elegant spindles or blocky tabs by manipulating temperature and humidity
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Art Chronicles Glaciers As They Disappear
The Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, Washington, is exhibiting 75 works of art pulled from the past two centuries—all themed around ice
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