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A Century-Old Roll of Undeveloped Film Was Just Found in Antarctica
A century-old set of negatives was found in an Antarctic supply hut
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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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NASA Recreated the Moment When Apollo 8 Astronauts Captured the Iconic Earthrise Photograph
Cockpit recordings and modern mapping are used to show what, exactly, the astronauts were seeing out their windows when Earthrise was photographed
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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 British Library Just Put More Than a Million Images in the Public Domain
From the largest library in the world, more than a million images free to download and use
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Smithsonian.com’s 2014 Photo Contest Is Now Closed
The finalists have been announced, and the 13th Annual Photo Contest is right around the corner
An Airplane Graveyard Becomes a Kids’ Playground
These grounded planes in the Congo have captured the imagination of these children
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The Startling Beauty of the Microscopic
Olympus BioScapes announces ten winners of their 2013 Digital Image Competition, which honors some of the best images taken through a microscope
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Mindlessly Snapping Photos at Museums Keeps People From Remembering the Actual Visit
People might use cameras as a crutch for returning to and remembering things later rather than paying attention to what is transpiring in the moment
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Watch From Space As the Moon Orbits Around Earth
The Earth and the Moon, as seen from 600,000 miles away
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China Is So Smoggy You Can’t Even See Beijing From Space
Can you find Beijing in this smog-filled satellite photo?
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This is the First Selfie. Ever.
Not new at all, the world’s first selfie was snapped in 1839
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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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This Awesome Atmospheric Anomaly Filled the Grand Canyon With Fog
Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park in recent days were treated to a special sight as a rare atmospheric behavior filled the canyon
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This Camera Capture Images in the Dark, Using Just a Few Particles of Light
The most obvious application for this camera is for spying and surveillance, but it may also be used for remote sensing or to study microscopic structures
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Your Online Dating Profile Picture Should Be With Other People
Skip the shirtless bathroom selfie and go with a group shot for your next online dating profile
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Witnessing the Latino Experience at the American Art Museum
A voluminous new exhibition highlights Latino art as American art
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The Pictures in Your Home Goods Catalogs Are Probably Computer Rendered
Some materials are harder to render than others, but soon those catalogs will be full of space that never existed in the real world
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Apple’s Working on a New Camera That Will End Blurry Photos Forever
Apple’s new patent for a light field camera could bring refocuseable photos to a camera near you
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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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