Entertainment
March 8, 2024

Cosplayer Alyson Tabbitha Celebrates 10 Years of Unbelievable Pop Culture Transformations

Since 2014, cosplayer Alyson Tabbitha has amazed pop culture fans with her highly detailed transformations. Her cosplays not only nail the outfit and the aesthetic of famous characters, but Tabbitha also manages to look just like the actors that portray them thanks to her superior makeup abilities. To celebrate her first 10 years in the world of cosplay, Tabbitha shared a compilation video featuring some of her most mind-blowing work.

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Art
March 8, 2024

Incredible Young Creatives Win World Wildlife Day Art Contest

Over 3,000 children from around the world showed off their artistic talent in support of wildlife conservation. The World Wildlife Day International Youth Art Contest is organized every year by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to honor the world's biodiversity. In this sixth iteration of the contest, children from 141 countries submitted art in line with the theme, “Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation.

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History
March 7, 2024

A Brief History Lesson in Tintype Photography

Physical photographs have captivated humans ever since the invention of the camera in 1816, with their ability to capture life's special moments. One of the earliest and often forgotten photo technologies is tintypes. Tintypes are a kind of photograph created by generating a direct positive on a sheet of metal. Ironically, the name is misleading because tin wasn't actually used to create the photographs—instead, the images were usually developed on thin iron plates.

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Animals
March 6, 2024

Recent Study Finds That Bottlenose Dolphins Have a Seventh Sense

Only a handful of mammals possess the “seventh sense” of detecting electrical fields. For years, this list has been solely limited to the platypus and the echidna. However, a recent study has found that the bottlenose dolphin is also capable of sensing these electric fields. The study was conducted with two bottlenose dolphins from Nuremberg Zoo in Germany named Dolly and Donna.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.