Animals
January 21, 2026

Scientists Discover Cow Using Tools and It’s Redefining What We Know About Animal Intelligence

In a quiet corner of rural Austria, a brown Swiss cow named Veronika has accomplished something no cow has ever been scientifically documented doing before. Researchers have identified her as the first-known cow to use a tool in a flexible and purposeful way. Scientist once believed this type of behavior belonged only to humans and a small group of highly cognitive animals.

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Art History
January 21, 2026

Discover Your Pet’s Art History Doppelgänger With This Fun and Informative App

When Google Arts & Culture released its “Art Selfie” feature in 2018, it instantly became a hit. In its first three years, the app sifted through more than 120 million selfies, matching faces with doppelgängers across art history. Most people have used—or are at least familiar with—Art Selfie, but not many seem to know about its “pawesome” counterpart.

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Art
January 20, 2026

Artist Creates Radiant Paintings of Faith and Nature Using Real Gold

Ukrainian artist Veronika Blyzniuchenko uses gold to reimagine religious icons, moments from history, and scenes from nature. Her radiant paintings are like glimpses into utopian worlds, one where harmony and hope still hold power. When speaking to My Modern Met about the significance of gold in her work, Blyzniuchenko explains, “It has a profound meaning.” Her connection to the material began early, shaped by the Orthodox traditions of Ukraine.

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Inspiring
January 20, 2026

This Woman Has Lived in the Same House for 107 Years

They say that home is where the heart is, and for Elsie Allcock, her heart has remained in the same place for more than a century. Allcock was born in a two-bed property in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire, toward the end of World War I in 1918. Once her parents died, she and her late husband Bill purchased the terraced home for £250 (about $1,192.50 at that time’s conversion rate)

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My Modern Met

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