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For the eighth year, travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has curated its selection of the top Milky Way photographs, compiling them into the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year. And for the first time, this selection includes an image from outer space, thanks to the contribution of NASA astronaut Don Pettit. Pettit, who [¡]
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? View this post on Instagram ? A post shared by Melissa Tracina (@mel_tracina) There are some songs that you can¡¯t help but dance to. No matter where you are, whether at work or on the train, they get you moving, even if it¡¯s just a discreet toe tap. One place where dancing to your [¡]
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Nearly 90% of our world¡¯s wild flowering plant species depend entirely, or in part, on animal pollination, but close to 35% of invertebrate pollinators face extinction globally. In celebration of World Bee Day on May 20, British photographer Andrew Newey will be selling prints from his acclaimed Honey Hunters of Nepal series, with all proceeds [¡]
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? View this post on Instagram ? A post shared by Steve Wilson (@steveredglasses) You might know Steve Wilson by his glasses. The art collector and entrepreneur dons bright red eyewear, a constant on his popular Instagram account, as he shares illuminating interviews with contemporary artists, including Bisa Butler and Hank Willis Thomas. Within each [¡]
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Crafting can be magical, and double-sided Su embroidery might be the most enchanting of all. It features two embroidered designs, one on each side of a transparent piece of fabric, that exist independently. The designs look completely different, and you'd never know there was another embroidery on the other side of the fabric. If this [¡]
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Flowers are some of nature¡¯s best works of art. Delicate, colorful, and sometimes fragrant, they have been admired by many since the dawn of civilization. Today, we often use flowers as a way to enhance our everyday lives, whether it¡¯s by giving them to others as tokens of affection or buying them for ourselves to [¡]
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In 1922, Albert Einstein wrote two notes on hotel stationery that, nearly a century later, were worth almost $2 million. They weren¡¯t the keys to the universe, as the scientist is known for, but the writing commented on something much more mystifying: the human condition. The story goes that Einstein was about to leave for [¡]
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In 1946, Harvard Law School scored what it viewed as a great deal when it paid $27.50 for a copy of the Magna Carta. Almost 100 years later, that bargain turned out even better than they imagined, as scholars have just revealed that the ¡°copy¡± is actually a rare original. This makes it just one [¡]
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Despite working predominantly with thread, Chiharu Shiota wants to be clear: her art should be read as paintings, not as cobwebs. For the Japanese artist, threads are brushstrokes, and her monumental installations are canvases, delicately painted and suspended in the air. ¡°When I finally began using thread,¡± Shiota said in a recent interview with My [¡]
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? View this post on Instagram ? A post shared by Daniel Arsham (@danielarsham) In his artistic practice, Daniel Arsham doesn¡¯t like to limit himself. Whether it be his intricate paintings, surreal installations, or unexpected works of architecture, the New York-based artist moves within and beyond specific media. Lately, however, Arsham has been intrigued by [¡]
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? View this post on Instagram ? A post shared by LIVEKINDLY | Home of Sustainability (@livekindly) While many people who live in colder climates dream of relocating to sunnier places, Stochholm natives Marie Granmar and Charles Sacilotto have taken a different approach to staying warm. Instead of packing up their life and moving, they [¡]
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UK-based artist Sam Cox, better known as Mr. Doodle, has earned over 3.2 million followers on Instagram alone. His work is buoyant, joyful, and delightfully graphic, reminiscent of Keith Haring¡¯s timeless illustrations. In a brand-new campaign, Kleenex has tapped Mr. Doodle to reimagine their tissue boxes, adding his signature pops of color and charming line [¡]
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Out in the wild, countless animal societies are governed by males. That¡¯s why scientists have long puzzled over those in the animal kingdom that are female-dominated, whether they consist of elephants, honeybees, or, most recently, bonobos. Why, a new study asks, do female bonobos reign supreme, even when male bonobos are so much bigger, louder, [¡]
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In 1851, London hosted the Great Exhibition in what would become one of the world¡¯s finest examples of modern architecture: the Crystal Palace. Complete with dramatic arches and a shimmering, transparent facade, the palace was absolutely gargantuan. It integrated 293,000 panes of glass, a 128-foot-high ceiling, and housed more than 14,000 exhibitors from around the [¡]
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Rising nearly 33 feet, The Orb?is a centerpiece of Google's Charleston East Campus in Mountain View, California. Created by Marc Fornes of THEVERYMANY, its sculptural design is a beautiful marriage of artistic intent and engineering. The thin aluminum structure, held together by over 217,000 rivets, serves as both a pavilion and a public art installation, [¡]
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Athletics and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) have unveiled renders for a stylish ballpark in Las Vegas. The stadium will be the new home of the Athletics, a Major League Baseball (MLB) team relocating from Oakland to Nevada. Located on the Las Vegas Strip, the ballpark will have a 33,000-person capacity. With BIG as the design [¡]
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Inspired by the elegance of superyachts, Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab has opened on the Dubai coastline. The hotel, created by architect Shaun Killa of Killa Design, is situated between the Jumeirah Burj Al Arab and Jumeirah Beach Hotel, which are shaped like a sail and a wave, respectively. Completing Jumeirah's trilogy of nautical hotels, Marsa [¡]
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Nestled in the crowded slopes of Naucalpan, a suburb west of Mexico City, lies a house unlike anything you've ever seen. Designed by Mexican architect Javier Senosiain, the Casa Org¨¢nica (¡°Organic House¡±) draws from the shapes of nature and the comfort of the womb to fulfill the environmental, physical, and psychological needs of a human. [¡]
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