[ad_1] Cologne-based artist and designer Hannes Hummel has long been interested in the intersection of digital tools and nature. Previously collaborating on an elaborate collection of artificial specimens, Hummel’s latest project pushes the boundaries of floral design to a bizarrely beautiful place. Eighty unearthly botanical renderings comprise Hybrid Species, a vast herbarium of imagined organisms. […]

[ad_1] Israeli strikes have killed nearly 700 people in Lebanon since Monday, according to the country’s health ministry. With a potential ground invasion looming on the horizon, the strikes on Beirut and in the southern and eastern portions of the country have forced residents to either evacuate or hunker down. And across the region, cultural […]

[ad_1] In 2022, we shared news of a monumental discovery at Peru’s Nazca Pampa, a UNESCO World Heritage site once home to pre-Inca Indigenous peoples who were fond of etching gargantuan artworks into the earth’s surface. Discovered in 1927, archaeologists spent nearly a century uncovering 430 figurative glyphs depicting animals, people, and hybrid creatures. But […]

[ad_1] Applications are now open for the Crossroads Cohort, a new and innovative interdisciplinary graduate program developed by the Africana Studies Program and the Newcomb Art Department at Tulane University in New Orleans. The master’s-level program allows students to pursue graduate study at the intersection of Africana studies and art and is set to welcome […]

[ad_1] The cape penduline tit, found in the sub-tropical shrublands of southern Africa, builds an innovative nest that includes a false chamber to trick predators. And the brown noddy, a tropical seabird, constructs a small platform from its own guano upon which to lay a single egg. Dozens more species feature in the new Smithsonian […]

[ad_1] Over the past month, a Thai baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng has captured the hearts of millions. For many of us, images of the plump creature have filled our screens with hours of delight as her squishy figure distracts us from the horrors in the news. Is her meteoric rise due to her […]

[ad_1] Passengers on two Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) railcars look a little different these days. After routinely traversing the city for years, the retired vessels embarked on a new journey to promote sustainability and house marine wildlife.  Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources teamed up with MARTA for the project, developing a plan to […]

[ad_1] Scientists may have found a way to measure real-time electrical activity in cats’ brains for the first time — using tiny crocheted hats fitted with gold-plated electrodes. While a wool cap with small slots for pointy ears isn’t necessarily revolutionary, understanding what goes on behind those mysterious, beady eyes has long been a struggle […]

[ad_1] In chosenfamily, David Antonio Cruz celebrates the bonds between people who have decided they will love each other unconditionally, no biological relationship required. He paints lavish portraits of queer people of color dressed in vibrant, patterned gowns, strings of pearls, sequin tops, and chic, boldly framed glasses. Depicted embracing, lounging, and often piled atop […]

[ad_1] The Department of Art at Cornell University’s College of Architecture, Art, and Planning invites applications to undergraduate and graduate degree programs, due early 2025. Register now to attend virtual information sessions this fall where prospective candidates can ask questions and hear from department faculty and current students about each program’s offerings, and Cornell AAP’s […]