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Young Latin woman artist painting sidewalk mural . She is dressed in casual work clothes. Exterior of public sidewalk in downtown of large North American City. Drone point of view.

Health

How to extend and improve your life by getting more creative

Growing evidence reveals that creativity is one of the best-kept secrets for boosting your health. From live theatre to a quick crafting break, here’s how to harness the power of art in your everyday life

Features

Artist: Dean Patman 229 - Red Underwing Moth Medium: Found object sculpture Size: 47x67x14cm

Life

New Scientist recommends the Society of Wildlife Artists' annual expo

Culture

Installation view of the gallery ?Michael Smith's Government Approved Home Fallout Shelter Snack Bar? in the exhibition

Comment

New Scientist recommends Michael Smith's take on a fallout shelter

Culture

Anonymous (Peruvian). 'Stirrup Vessel in the Form of a Lobster,' AD 4th-6th century. ceramic. Walters Art Museum (2009.20.55): Gift of John Bourne, 2009.

Life

Fascinating artistic depictions of sea life over millennia

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Clare Hewitt: Everything in the forest is the forest Oak leaf lumen prints exposed to the sun on the forest floor

Life

Dazzling oak leaf prints merge science and nature

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DYK07P Colourful Balconies Painted in Primary Colours of the Cite Radieuse or Unite d'Habitation by Le Corbusier Marseille or Marseilles France

Mathematics

Marcus du Sautoy's new book is good on maths, less so on the arts

Culture

Feather Foiled Print

Mathematics

Artist brings data to life in striking screen prints

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Mandy Barker-T-shirt_Delesseria tunic ictus

Environment

Washed-up clothing mimics seaweed in stunning cyanotypes

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Nuke Image Round

Physics

Hypnotic art has its roots in the terrifying reality of nuclear bombs

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Ringdown by Conrad Shawcross - close up

Physics

Exhibition uses art to explore the mysteries of the quantum world

Cosmic Titans, a new exhibition at the University of Nottingham, UK, is a powerful collaboration of artists and quantum physicists that sets out to make the intangible tangible

Culture

Technology

New Scientist recommends 13 Ways of Looking at AI, Art & Music

Culture

Video

'Plants are artists' at new Saatchi exhibition celebrating flora

Video

Mind

A rich guide to the science of imagination also digs into art

Culture

Earth

Incredible images tell the tale of the world’s most prized marble

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