Arts

ArtsJuly 6, 2026

Wordle, but for art history—Anthropeum puts your artifact smarts to the test

Anthropeum is a daily game that uses the Met’s open-access data to showcase underrepresented art and artifacts

Emma Gometz

Pigment sampling at a claviform rock art figure in Tebellín, Spain.

ArtsJuly 2, 2026

Ancient cave paintings can harbor human DNA for millennia, scientists find

The breakthrough could reveal previously hidden ancient human activity inside caves acting as “genetic archives”

Tom Metcalfe

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A starfield hangs in front of an illustration of a black cat with shining eyes illustrated by Masha Foya.

ArtsJune 16, 2026

Poem: ‘The Soliloquy of Schrödinger’s Cat’

A meditation on life and the von Neumann–Wigner interpretation of quantum mechanics

Pippa Storey

Artificial IntelligenceJune 16, 2026

Lvmin Zhang

Developing artificial-intelligence systems to enhance digital art creation

Brianne Kane

A drawing of two sparkling blue horseshoe crabs with floating kelp around them.

ArtsMay 19, 2026

Poem: ‘Horseshoe Crab’

Science in meter and verse

Henry Stimpson

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

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 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