Architecture
March 8, 2025

Ambitious Complex in India Offers Serene and Luminous Space for Spiritual Enlightenment

In Jainism, Samavasarana is a fabled temple, towering at unimaginable heights through a tapering ascension of platforms. Samavasarana provides a crucial space for sacred communion between humans, animals, demigods, and enlightened beings, who sit at the formation’s apex. This divine structure has also inspired Serie Architect’s most recent project in Dharampur, India. Spanning an impressive 16,000-square-meters (about 172,223 feet), the Raj Sabhagruh embodies the divinity and grandeur of Samavasarana.

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Art
March 7, 2025

Artist Creates Monumental Cyanotypes Exploring the Differences Between Analog and Digital Art [Interview]

For the Taipei- and Berlin-based artist Wu Chi-Tsung, art unfolds like a pilgrimage. It winds through contemporary forms; it dips back into ancient techniques; it stops to rest at an intersection between the two. Unlike a straightforward journey, the pilgrimage doesn’t simply conclude at a given destination but instead continues endlessly, collecting input and inspiration along the way.

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Science
March 7, 2025

In an Effort To Resurrect the Woolly Mammoth, Scientists Have Created the “Woolly Mouse”

For years, Colossal Biosciences has strived to bring the woolly mammoth back from extinction. Though the Dallas-based biotech company has yet to succeed in this specific endeavor, they’ve recreated the megafauna in a smaller, and perhaps cuter, form: the woolly mouse. Much like a mammoth, these woolly mice boast thick, hairy, and golden coats, marking a significant step toward Colossal’s ultimate goal in resurrecting the Ice Age giant.

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Oil Painting
March 6, 2025

Artist Paints Floral Portraiture That Celebrates Life’s Continuity [Interview]

For the California-based artist Jess Currier, flowers aren’t just beautiful: they’re also critical symbols of resilience, of trials and triumphs, of grief and joy. In a word, they’re evocative reminders of life’s continuity. It naturally follows, then, that Currier’s work revolves around humanity’s relationship to nature. For years, the artist has combined floral imagery and portraiture, reimagining the limits of the classical style.

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