DIY
March 6, 2026

DIY Butterfly Cardigan Invites You To Crochet Your Own Pair of Wings

If you’ve ever marvelled at the beauty of a butterfly’s wings, this crochet cardigan pattern lets you create a pair of your own. It was designed by Binh Wu of Biyabimi, who creates a wide range of charming crochet accessories using colorful yarn. Inspired by the monarch butterfly, Wu’s two-tone design features veined patterns and dotted borders. But you don’t have to stick to the monarch’s classic orange—any yarn colors will work.

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Astrophotography
March 5, 2026

Amazing Astrophotography in New Zealand Showcases the Otherworldly Beauty of Our Universe

For Tom Rae, patience is key. Every time the astrophotographer sets out to capture the night sky, he accepts that the setup will be long and that weather conditions are as unpredictable as the universe itself. And yet his portfolio is abundant in horizons that explode with crimson reds and jade greens; snowy mountains that frame constellations blooming in the night; and skies that fill with shooting stars and enchanting nebulae.

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Dogs
March 5, 2026

Dog Helped Save the Lives of Husband and Wife by Detecting Cancer in Both of Them

Animals have a sixth sense, as the adage goes, but this is especially true of Ceto. When the Labrador-retriever mix suddenly grew anxious around his owner and began poking at her, she decided to visit a doctor. It turns out that the dog’s odd behavior had predicted her cancer diagnosis. The story begins in Cary, North Carolina, in January 2021, when Ceto began acting strangely around 36-year-old Chase Johnson.

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Design
March 4, 2026

Art Basel Awards Trophy Eschews Gold for Cloud-Like Glass That’s One of a Kind

When the newly established Art Basel Awards invited Swiss architect Jacques Herzog to design its inaugural trophy in 2025, he knew exactly what he did not want. Herzog rejected the idea of a gilded statuette or a triumphant knight. Instead, he pursued something lighter and more poetic. The final design is a hand-blown swirl of clear glass that is shaped, in part, by breath, evoking a drifting cloud caught mid-formation.

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