Category: Art

News Spaceflight The iconic Earthrise image from the astronauts of NASA’s Apollo 8 mission taken on Dec. 24, 1968. (Image credit: NASA) The recent death of Frank Borman, commander of Nasa’s Apollo 8 mission in 1968, has focused attention on that incredible first voyage to the Moon. It took place eight months before Apollo 11, where Neil Armstrong...

News Skywatching You can watch the entire run of Tom Hanks’ From Earth To The Moon and save 70% this Black Friday. (Image credit: Max) The streaming service Max is home to tons of science fiction, fantasy and some epic space TV series (“From Earth To The Moon,” anyone?) and right now, you can great...

Arthrobotrys oligospora sets traps for nematodes as part of a ‘constant evolutionary arms race.’ By Laura Baisas | Published Nov 21, 2023 2:00 PM EST An aquatic nematode living in pond water among cyanobacteria. The small worms are sometimes trapped and eaten by carnivorous fungi. Getty Images SHARE If nematodes have nightmares, they might be...

Published November 20, 2023 9 min read An earthen circle large enough to contain the Empire State Building on its side. An octagonal earthwork capable of holding four Roman Coliseums. A vast hilltop enclosure overlooking a dramatic river gorge. These wonders are among the eight sites in central and southern Ohio that UNESCO recently placed...

Published Nov 18th, 2023 3:47PM EST China wants to steal NASA’s thunder by launching a Mars sample return mission that brings back Martian soil and rocks roughly two years before the U.S.-based space agency can. Currently, NASA’s Mars Sample Return mission is hitting a few snags. And those snags may be just enough to get...

While we may never be able to read a dog’s mind, new research indicates that some “smarter” dogs may be able to better interpret where an object is in space. By studying how this phenomenon called spatial bias may reflect what dogs see, researchers could potentially show that dogs process information similarly to the way...

Fujifilm’s fun film cameras are a fantastic gift or a great way to make friends at a holiday party. By Stan Horaczek | Published Nov 17, 2023 2:30 PM EST Stan Horaczek SHARE We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Even serious photographers...

Travel In Brazil’s megacity you’ll find an array of exciting dishes, from rare duck hearts to a South American take on couscous. Published November 16, 2023 4 min read This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). 1. Duck hearts, Cora Skewers of salty, charcoal-grilled chicken hearts are found everywhere in the city, from...

As technology evolves, AI-generated images of human faces are becoming increasingly indistinguishable from real photos. But our ability to separate the real from the artificial may come down to personal biases—both our own, as well as that of AI’s underlying algorithms. According to a new study recently published in the journal Psychological Science , certain...

There are millions of pieces of space junk orbiting Earth these days, so what’s one more bit of detritus amidst the trash cloud? According to NASA’s recent spacewalk debriefing, International Space Station denizens Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O’Hara spent nearly seven hours conducting various repairs on a sun-tracking solar panel array. During their shift, however,...