Astronomy
February 17, 2024

New Study Finds That Earth’s Core Wobbles on Its Axis Every 8.5 Years

The Earth spins around an axis that is roughly vertical, and as it spins, we move through day and night. When the seasons change, the angle of the axis also moves. But occasionally, something strange can be observed. Some days are ever so slightly longer or shorter than others. Similarly, tracking the motion of Earth's pole, scientists have long observed slight shifts in its location once every 8.5 years.

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Sculpture
February 16, 2024

Surreal Sculptures Look Like Life-Size Animals Covered Completely in Ornate Carpets

British sculptor Debbie Lawson brings her incredible work to New York with a solo exhibition at Sargent's Daughters. Hidden Territories features Lawson's signature sculptures of wildlife cloaked in carpets, including work created for a recent site-specific installation at Rockefeller Center. Merging the natural world with an item from domestic spaces, Lawson's surreal sculptures are hypnotic. In some cases, her animals appear to emerge from within the carpet hanging on a wall, thanks to a trompe-l’oeil effect.

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Art
February 15, 2024

This Artist Has Been Using Only a Typewriter To Create Drawings for the Last 10 Years

The artwork that you are looking at was not sketched meticulously by pen and ink. Instead, it is composed entirely of the letters and symbols that you can find on a vintage typewriter. Artist James Cook has gained international acclaim for his text-based and language-inspired art. With his ever-growing collection of vintage typewriters, Cook has created over 300 drawings in the past 10 years.

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