These Glass Sculptures Were Inspired By the New York City Ballet
The artist wanted to convey that “all of your memories are stuck inside your bone marrow” and make them visible
Wisconsin is Too Warm for a 66-Foot Ice Tower to Survive
Weather conditions likely played a big factor in the crashing demise of a giant ice sculpture intended to last through the winter
Exploring the Titanic of the Ancient World
Scientists search the wine-dark sea for the remains of a ship that sank 2,000 years ago—carrying what is believed to be the world’s first computer
A Tree Grows 40 Different Types of Fruit
What started as an art project has become a mission to reintroduce Americans to native fruits that have faded from popularity
The 2014 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award Winners
These 10 innovators in science, history, society and the arts are a testament to the imagination and hard work that define the nation’s spirit
When Dazzling Art Transforms the Cityscape
Janet Echelman’s sky-high sculptures, created from miles of fiber, cast a magical spell over urban spaces
College Students Studied These Mail-Order Sea Creatures in the Late 1800s
Restored glass models of marine invertebrates, made by artists Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, are on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History
These Sculptures of Giant Tomatoes Are Ripe For the Picking
What physical traits do humans find desirable? Artist Jessica Rath looks in her grocery store’s produce section for answers
Sowing a Garden, One Knit Flower At a Time
Providence-based artist Tatyana Yanishevsky’s sculptures of various plant species are botanically accurate in almost everything but their scale
Visit a Glass Labyrinth in Kansas City
The Nelson-Atkins Museum in Kansas City, Mo., has a new interactive sculpture in the sculpture garden
James Borden Doesn’t Just Build Clocks, He Creates Sculptures that Tell Time
At the 32nd annual craft fair, the art and craft of the traditional clock takes on a whole new tick tock
Bronze Sculptures of Five Extinct Birds Land in Smithsonian Gardens
Artist Todd McGrain memorializes species long-vanished, due to human impact on their habitats, in his “Lost Bird Project”
The Hunt For Giant Easter Eggs Across New York City Is On
Not just any eggs—260 egg-shaped sculptures that range from ornate to modern
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
Expecting? Cradle Your 3D Printed Fetus In The Meantime
A startup offers to create a life-like replica of your gestating child from ultrasound images
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
The Madame Tussaud of the American Colonies Was a Founding Fathers Stalker
Patience Wright remained independence-minded in her correspondence with Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson
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
Artists Join Scientists on an Expedition to Collect Marine Debris
Now, they are creating beautiful works from the trash they gathered on the 450-nautical-mile journey in the Gulf of Alaska
Do Our Brains Find Certain Shapes More Attractive Than Others?
A new exhibition in Washington, D.C., claims that humans have an affinity for curves—and there is scientific data to prove it
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