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From materials we normally discard like padded packaging or the mesh sleeves that protect fruit from bruising, Suzanne Jongmans summons elegant and dreamlike Renaissance portraits. The artist drapes models in lush velvet fabrics and typically positions th

Scientists have long studied how magnetic energy powers solar activity. The constant motion of plasma particles and the sun's rotation are major contributors to its cycles and events, such as flares and coronal mass ejections, which lob huge quantities of

Like many kids, I struggled with bedtime. I was a naturally anxious child with a vast imagination and siblings who loved to watch scary movies, leaving me capable of generating an endless array of terrifying things that could happen once the lights went o

Described by its anonymous creators as "the largest search engine for museum art," The Last Museum is a veritable trove of the the world's great works. It currently includes pieces by more than 290,000 artists, which are held across 4,903 museums and repr

In elegant, meditative paintings by Meghann Stephenson, the inner lives of women are illuminated through subtle symbolism. The Los Angeles-based artist is known for her figurative paintings and still-lifes emphasizing repetition, reflection, and mystery.

Captured by Webb'sNIRCam across 65 hours, the enormous image features the dense Messier 82 galaxy 12 million light-years away.

Conceived by Lithuanian artist Lina Lapelytė and commissioned by Chanel, "We Make Years Out of Hours" is a large-scale installation.

Múlajökull is a surge-type glacier that cyclically flows and retreats, creating a unique pattern of lake-filled drumlins.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Open Access Initiative expands with three-dimensional renderings of significant pieces-most of which are free to download.

Michelangelo's early painting was attributed to the workshop of Domenico Ghirlandaio for centuries until a cleaning revealed its creator.