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The Whitney Biennial has named 56 artists for its 82nd edition, slated to open on March 8 next year. Curated by Marcela Guerrero, the Whitney s DeMartini Family Curator, and Drew Sawyer, the Sondra Gilman Curator of Photography, the show will examine various forms of relationality, including intersp...
On December 11, the National Museum of Asian Art, an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., announced it was returning three Khmer period sculptures in its collection to the Kingdom of Cambodia. The return was made after research, undertaken in collaboration with Cambodian au...
Commercials with catchy jingles are always memorable. You've probably found yourself singing along to or humming these commercial earworms throughout the day. It may surprise you to learn that singer-songwriter Barry Manilow created some of the most iconic commercial jingles that have gotten stuck i...
Jingles and slogans from commercials are meant to be catchy. For Boomers (those born from 1946 to 1964) and Gen Xers (those born from 1965 to 1980), hearing certain songs and phrases from back in the day can bring them right back to their childhood. These jingles (also known as earworms) never seem ...
New research shows that where a person lives can determine whether they receive timely diagnosis and care, or instead fall through the cracks. A new statewide mapping study of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) highlights sharp gaps between Maryland’s urban and rural communities, show...
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“Cooking is art—but baking is science,” Bill Nye the Science Guy once said. While a batch of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies doesn’t resemble anything you’d whip up in a chemistry lab (hopefully), there’s plenty of chemistry happening in your oven. Understanding those reactions can help you cra...
To receive Morning Links in your inbox every weekday, sign up for our Breakfast with ARTnews newsletter. Good Morning! The Louvre was forced to close on Monday after staff launched strike action. The Whitney Museum of American Art released the artist list for its closely watched biennial, set to ope...
MONROVIA — In Liberia, a country where small-scale fishers number in the tens of thousands, fishers go missing at sea every year. Some, like a crew of four rescued 54 nautical miles (100 kilometers) off the coast in 2020, are fortunate. The Liberia Artisanal Fishermen Association (LAFA), an advocacy...
An ultra-hot rocky exoplanet may be wrapped in a dense atmosphere, defying expectations about what small planets can sustain. Scientists working with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found the clearest evidence so far that a rocky planet beyond our solar system has an atmosphere. Data fr...
Gyatso Bista remembers the sacks of kutki. As a child learning to become a healer in Nepal s kingdom of Lo Manthang, Bista would watch as heaps of the bitter-tasting herb, prized for treating fever, coughs and liver problems, arrived on horseback from the surrounding mountains. Bista is one of the f...
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Usha Vance finally put rumors to rest when she opened up about her marriage to Vice President JD Vance in a rare interview. The Second Lady has been at the center of divorce speculations since her husband was spotted hugging Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Vance, without his wedding ring. Usha has famou...
Researchers at the University of Bonn aim to improve the cleanliness of wastewater. Water released from washing machines is widely recognized as a major source of microplastics, which are tiny plastic particles suspected of posing risks to both human and animal health. Scientists at the Universit...
María Magdalena Campos-Pons is gradually becoming a fixture in US museums, with a 2023 Brooklyn Museum retrospective having done much to raise her profile. In her installations, sculptures, videos, and performances, she mulls diasporas and migrations, often focusing on the ways in which history is c...
Modern Art Foundry in 1947, shortly after it moved to its longtime home. Courtesy Modern Art Foundry Founded in 1932, Modern Art Foundry is one of the oldest foundries in the United States. Located in Astoria, Queens, since 1944, the foundry has a histo...
Researchers have uncovered a method to purify a photon stream that is central to quantum circuitry. University of Iowa scientists have identified a new way to “purify” photons, a development that could improve both the efficiency and security of optical quantum technologies. The team focused on...
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Male bonobos have an impressive ability to detect when females are most fertile, even though the usual visual cues are unreliable. Researchers tracking wild bonobos in the Congo discovered that males skillfully interpret a mix of swelling timing and a female’s reproductive history to pinpoint the op...
Experts warn against underestimating the flu and common cold, as they can have serious health consequences. They advise taking precautions like getting vaccinated and practicing good hygiene to avoid mistakes that can lead to a "cascade effect" of bad decisions during cold and flu season.
Art Basel has released full details for its inaugural Qatar edition, which will open in Doha next February and mark the fair’s first expansion into the Middle East. The new event, staged in partnership with Qatar Sports Investments and QC+, will run February 5–7, 2026, with preview days on February ...
A series of century-scale droughts may have quietly reshaped one of the world’s earliest urban civilizations. New climate reconstructions show that the Indus Valley Civilization endured repeated long dry periods that gradually pushed its people toward the Indus River as rainfall diminished. These en...
Sharma is a poet, journalist, and documentarian amplifying Nepali literature and diaspora voicesOriginally published on Global VoicesMoharaj Sharma anchoring the news program on AP1 HD TV. Image provided by Moharaj Sharma. Poet, journalist, and documentary maker Moharaj Sharma is a leading figure in...
