Macro Photography
June 11, 2025

Blades of Grass Under a Microscope Look Like a Bunch of Smiling Faces

Grass is one of the most common plants out there, and it’s a key component in many habitats. We’re all familiar with what it looks like to the naked eye; but, an image showing a cross section of grass under the microscope reveals something totally unexpected—a series of smiling faces. This particular photo was posted online and quickly went viral.

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Art
June 11, 2025

Artist Masterfully Merges Classical Art and Scenes of Urban Life in Digital Collages

At first glance, contemporary urban life may seem incongruous with classical art. How can scenes pulled from Greek mythology possibly interact with those of a morning commute on the subway? For Ukrainian artist Alexey Kondakov, it turns out that these time periods are actually quite compatible. The bridge between them, he’s found, is digital collage.

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Animals
June 10, 2025

Filmmaker Captures What Happens When Wild Wolves Return to Their Kill

When wildlife filmmaker Jake Davis stumbled upon a fresh wolf kill in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem—a bull elk lying dead in the snow—he immediately recognized the opportunity to capture something extraordinary. He set up around $100,000 worth of cameras and sensors in weatherproof boxes around the kill site and then left them rolling for over a month.

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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.