Creative Products
December 20, 2018

15+ Scratch-Off Maps to Creatively Track Your Travels Around the World

Looking for a new way to document your travels? One of the biggest trends in chronicling trips is by commemorating them on scratch-off maps. These special atlases invite you to scrape away the places you’ve traveled. You’re rewarded with every trip you take—the more you have to scratch, the more that’s revealed on the map below. It’s not only a fun way to record where you’ve explored, but it will encourage you to continue to do so.

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Sculpture
December 19, 2018

Artist Turns Medieval Monsters from Illuminated Manuscripts into Colorful Piñatas

Contemporary artist Roberto Benavidez finds inspiration in imagery and literature from hundreds of years ago. Influenced by works like Hieronymus Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights, he manages to fuse the famous source materials with elements that are significant to his own life. Benavidez grew up in rural southern Texas where the party piñata is commonplace. He uses the crepe paper creations as the basis for his sculptures.

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Astronomy
December 18, 2018

NASA Releases First Photo Ever Taken from Inside the Sun’s Corona

After launching in August 2018, the Parker Solar Probe has transmitted its first scientific observations back to NASA—and the results don't disappoint. The robotic spacecraft, which has gotten closer to the Sun than any previous probe, has taken the first ever photograph inside the star's corona. It's a triumph for the field of heliophysics—the study of the physics of the Sun—and opens doors to solving some of our biggest solar mysteries.

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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.