In 1848, a secret society of artists took root in Victorian England. Known as the Pre-Raphaelites, members of this brotherhood believed that painting had blossomed before the Renaissance, citing Raphael's idealist approach to subject matter as the age-old discipline's downfall.
Korean-born artist Ran Hwang is known for her ingenious use of materials to build up contemporary installations.
Hopping across the grasslands and fields of tropical Asia, the strawberry finch is a delightfully small bird that takes on...
Many artists find inspiration in the nature that surrounds them, but few are able to depict it with mindboggling realism like artist Michael James Smith. His immaculate oil paintings depict a variety of bucolic landscapes as vividly as photographs. From white sandy beaches to snow-capped mountains to serene crystal lakes, each place has incredible attention to detail; it's only after seeing Smith's hand in the pictures that you realize they are paintings.
Each autumn, Vietnam's Mekong Delta is filled with beautiful, long-stemmed lilies that are the result of flooding that nourishes the...
Thanks to the work of squirrels, researchers in Siberia were able to grow viable Silene stenophylla plants from 32,000-year-old seeds.
Have you ever wondered what outer space smells like? NASA astronauts have described the celestial scent as “ozone, hot metal, and fried steak” with hints of “raspberries and rum.” If that isn’t weird enough, you can now buy the “smell of space,” bottled as a perfume called Eau de Space.
Cultural institutions around the world may still be shuttered due to COVID-19, but fortunately, there's still a way to browse...
From braids to ponytails, our hair can be a canvas for expressing our creativity.
Do you fancy yourself as someone with a green thumb? If you take care of a few plants, you know how challenging they can be—each type of flora has a specific way that it likes to be cared for. Cyril Sontillano knows this all too well. While many people have a handful of indoor botanicals, this “Plant Daddy” has more than 200 different species of house plants.
Legendary designer Milton Glaser passed away on his 91st birthday on June 26, 2020.
Tucked away in the waters of Australia's Mary River in Queensland there is a unique species of freshwater turtle—the Mary...
