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Dental calculus jaw and teeth photo

These 1,000-year-old, blue-specked teeth could rewrite medieval history

By Eleanor Cummins

Ferrara Church Santa Maria de Vado

Every work of art has its own microbiome. Most could use a probiotic.

By Eleanor Cummins

a tiny house wrapped in bubble wrap

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles

By Eleanor Cummins

The weirdest things we learned this week: baby skeleton art, zombie presidents, and solar-powered telegraphs

The weirdest things we learned this week: baby skeleton art, zombie presidents, and solar-powered telegraphs

By Rachel Feltman

Let this AI bot turn your words into vaguely-recognizable pictures

By Stan Horaczek

Shooting portraits on photo paper is a mixture of chemistry and a dying art

Shooting portraits on photo paper is a mixture of chemistry and a dying art

By Stan Horaczek

a hand holding a glass sphere

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: art made from human skin, solving a 17th-century thought experiment, and detachable sex organs

By Sara Chodosh

Why this algebra teacher has her students knit in class

Why this algebra teacher has her students knit in class

By Sara Jensen/The Conversation

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: artistic farts, meat lozenges, and Tesla’s beloved pigeon

By Rachel Feltman

The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week

The weirdest things we learned this week: Cruise ships full of poop, deadly wallpaper, and the sport where women beat men

By Rachel Feltman

How I reconstruct the faces of early human ancestors

How I reconstruct the faces of early human ancestors

By Rachel Feltman

Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case

Even plastic art decays, but museum curators are on the case

By Eleanor Cummins

Cryptocurrency millionaires are pushing up prices on some art and collectibles

Cryptocurrency millionaires are pushing up prices on some art and collectibles

By Eleanor Cummins

DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE: The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLE: The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

By Eleanor Cummins

The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

The botany in Obama’s official portrait represents his history

By Eleanor Cummins

Adobe is training AI to be a better photo and video editor than you

Adobe is training AI to be a better photo and video editor than you

By Stan Horaczek

How art could help encourage kids to study science

By Cassidy Mayeda

This dress changes color to show how polluted your air is

This dress changes color to show how polluted your air is

Fungal spores staining painting

The world’s art is under attack—by microbes

By Kate Baggaley

Google is using AI to help humans and computers communicate through art

Google is using AI to help humans and computers communicate through art

A Comic-Book Cure for Climate Change

A Comic-Book Cure for Climate Change

By Jeremy Deaton

Mad About Climate Denial

Mad About Climate Denial

An Artist Is Growing A Skeleton Human Hand In A Lab

An Artist Is Growing A Skeleton Human Hand In A Lab

By Meaghan Lee Callaghan

Giphy’s Loop Dreams Exhibit Is The Internet In Physical Form

Giphy’s Loop Dreams Exhibit Is The Internet In Physical Form

By Sara Chodosh and Peter Hess

Exclusive: Listen To ‘Alchemy,’ Simonne Jones’ Song Made From Physics Data

Exclusive: Listen To ‘Alchemy,’ Simonne Jones’ Song Made From Physics Data

By Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Artificial Intelligences Are Writing Poetry For A New Online Literary Magazine

Artificial Intelligences Are Writing Poetry For A New Online Literary Magazine

This Sculpture Was Designed And 3D Printed By An A.I. Artist

This Sculpture Was Designed And 3D Printed By An A.I. Artist

By Coby McDonald

Creative A.I. Dreams Up 3D-Printed Objects

Creative A.I. Dreams Up 3D-Printed Objects

By Coby McDonald

Can We Make A Computer Make Art?

Can We Make A Computer Make Art?

By Dave Gershgorn

Douglas Eck, a researcher at Google, talks about Magenta during at panel at Moogfest.

‘Magenta’ Is Google’s New Project To Make Art With Artificial Intelligence

By Dave Gershgorn

Liftoff of a spaceship

An Apollo Lunar Landing Told Through Vintage Art

By Amy Shira Teitel

Bioart and the Gnawing Invisible

Bioart and the Gnawing Invisible

MIT Museum Latest to Hold Bad Creative Contest [Updated]

MIT Museum Latest to Hold Bad Creative Contest [Updated]

The Artist Who Turned Blood into Photographs

The Artist Who Turned Blood into Photographs

Behind the scenes at Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil Now Makes You a Part of the Show In Virtual Reality

By Katie Linendoll

A Q&A With the Guy Who Wrote the Book on Emoji

A Q&A With the Guy Who Wrote the Book on Emoji

By Breanna Draxler

What Happens When You Ask a Cartoonist for Free Work?

What Happens When You Ask a Cartoonist for Free Work?

The Instagram For Google’s ‘DeepDream’ Is Finally Here

The Instagram For Google’s ‘DeepDream’ Is Finally Here

Now You Can Turn Your Photos Into Computerized Nightmares With ‘Deep Dream’

Now You Can Turn Your Photos Into Computerized Nightmares With ‘Deep Dream’

These Are The Most Creative Paintings Of All Time, According To A Computer

These Are The Most Creative Paintings Of All Time, According To A Computer

By Alexandra Ossola

Animator Don Hertzfeldt: Get Paid

Look At This Ferrari Designer’s Slick Spaceship Idea

Look At This Ferrari Designer’s Slick Spaceship Idea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Watch A Flock Of Drone Butterflies Flutter Around [Video]

Watch A Flock Of Drone Butterflies Flutter Around [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Tiny Sculpture Is Perched Atop A Human Hair

This Tiny Sculpture Is Perched Atop A Human Hair

By Heather Hansman

Artist Turns DNA From Chewed Gum Into Sculptures

By Daniel Grushkin

This Woman Sees 100 Times More Colors Than The Average Person

This Woman Sees 100 Times More Colors Than The Average Person

By Alexandra Ossola

Painted Sunsets Hold Record of Volcanic Eruptions, Pollution

Painted Sunsets Hold Record of Volcanic Eruptions, Pollution

Forensic Reconstruction Shows What A Skull-Shaped Vodka Bottle Looks Like With A Face

Forensic Reconstruction Shows What A Skull-Shaped Vodka Bottle Looks Like With A Face

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Was Twitter Account Horse_ebooks A Prank, Or Art?

Was Twitter Account Horse_ebooks A Prank, Or Art?

By Colin Lecher

The Mind-Bending Science Of James Turrell’s Art

The Mind-Bending Science Of James Turrell’s Art

By Shaunacy Ferro

10 Of The Most Amazing Textiles Of The Future

10 Of The Most Amazing Textiles Of The Future

By Colin Lecher

How To Make A DIY Anti-Surveillance Spray

How To Make A DIY Anti-Surveillance Spray

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Here’s What Wi-Fi Might Look Like If We Could See It

Here’s What Wi-Fi Might Look Like If We Could See It

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What Makes Tattoos Permanent?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: What Makes Tattoos Permanent?

By Carley Lintz

A Monkey-Bird Mashup And Other Amazing Images From This Week

A Monkey-Bird Mashup And Other Amazing Images From This Week

By Colin Lecher

Watch A Ferrofluid Sculpture Move To The Rhythm

Watch A Ferrofluid Sculpture Move To The Rhythm

By Shaunacy Ferro

Meet Mathieu Mirano, The Science Geek Of The Fashion World

Meet Mathieu Mirano, The Science Geek Of The Fashion World

By Susannah F. Locke

This Is Your Brain On Music [Infographic]

This Is Your Brain On Music [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Happy Thanksgiving From PopSci!

Happy Thanksgiving From PopSci!

12 Beautiful Photos Of Google’s (Problematic) Data Centers

12 Beautiful Photos Of Google’s (Problematic) Data Centers

By Colin Lecher

First 3-D Printing Store Opens In U.S.

First 3-D Printing Store Opens In U.S.

Video: Dutch Artist Turns His Dead Cat Into a Flying Quadcopter

Video: Dutch Artist Turns His Dead Cat Into a Flying Quadcopter

The History of the Teardown: The Need to See Our Gear Undressed

The History of the Teardown: The Need to See Our Gear Undressed

By Dan Nosowitz

Math, Art, and Origami at MIT

Math, Art, and Origami at MIT