Arts

A dimensional watch inside a cutout of a toothed gear against a green background.

EngineeringApril 14, 2026

How a lost 1812 wristwatch sparked a 200-year race in precision engineering

Modern luxury watches can be traced back to one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s younger sisters

Jeanna Bryner

Illustration of an eye with planes passing in front of the iris.

ArtsApril 14, 2026

Poem: ‘How I Became a Spitfire Pilot during My Cataract Operation’

Science in meter and verse

Roger Camp

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Illustration of a ring of sky with bunnies jumping on it.

ArtsMarch 17, 2026

Poems: Math limericks

Science in meter and verse

Jeffrey Branzburg

Humanoid robot painting same artwork as man conceptual illustration

PsychologyMarch 6, 2026

People who know more about AI art find it less ethical

When people understand the system and process behind AI art, its moral implications become harder to accept

Ionela Bara

ArtsFebruary 17, 2026

Poem: ‘Boulders at Hickory Run’

Science in meter and verse

Chris Bullard

conceptual illustration to accompany a poem about E=Mc2

ArtsJanuary 20, 2026

Poem: ‘E = mc²’

Science in meter and verse

Elaine Mintzer

Stevie Wonder performs onstage against a pink geometric background

Artificial IntelligenceJanuary 9, 2026

Stevie Wonder’s Rule for AI at CES: ‘Make Life Better for the Living’

At CES 2026, Stevie Wonder offered a simple test for tech. And in the smart glasses boom, the most persuasive tools aren’t about perfect sight but day-to-day independence

Eric Sullivan

Tryptic of image with stars, particles, music notes and a hand opening a door.

ArtsDecember 16, 2025

Poem: ‘Large Hadron Collider,’ ‘Maxwell’s Demon’ and ‘Music for the Heat Death of the Universe’

Science in meter and verse

Micháel McCormick

A wax head of Elon Musk is seen on a robot dog as a part of an art installation called "Regular Animals" by digital artist Mike Winkelmann, also known as Beeple, during Art Basel 2025 at Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida, December 7, 2025.

Artificial IntelligenceDecember 11, 2025

Satirical Art Exhibit Takes on Tech Titans and Our AI Future

Billionaire-headed machines lampoon tech power and the way our images quietly become fuel for AI

Deni Ellis Béchard

Illustration of a pear and a man painting on its stem

ArtsNovember 18, 2025

Poem: ‘The Covert Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany’

Science in meter and verse

Nancy Brewka-Clark

A photograph of moveable type in which the letters are lined up without any order.

Artificial IntelligenceNovember 9, 2025

The Slop Cycle—How Every Media Revolution Breeds Rubbish and Art

The popularization of the term “slop” for AI output follows a centuries-long pattern where new tools flood the zone, audiences adapt and some of tomorrow’s art emerges from today’s excess

Deni Ellis Béchard

An illustration of a woman scientist cutout portrait from a black and white historical photography in from of an image of DNA

BiologyNovember 6, 2025

An Opera Explores the Story of Rosalind Franklin and the Discovery of DNA

Betrayal, ambition and the double helix: turning Rosalind Franklin’s story and the discovery of the structure of DNA into an opera

Rosie Millard, Deborah Unger, Lily Whear, The Lost Women of Science Initiative