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Researchers used satellite data and computer models of glacial movements to create a new map of Antarctica as it rests deep beneath the ice. The high-resolution imagery reveals the frozen ...

Before the Sistine Chapel ceiling, before the David, before any of the masterworks that would make him a legend, a preteen Michelangelo was painting demons. The Torment of Saint Anthony ...

We've all been trapped near someone blasting videos on their phone in public. Developer Pankaj Tanwar got fed up with exactly this situation at Bombay airport and built a delightfully ...

AI deepfakes are one of the great societal growing pains of our time. They distort reality, hijack individual currency for entertainment and public humiliation, and could cost people who make ...

This 1900 sculpture depicts an ethereal snail-woman hybrid with a delicate human face emerging from antennae and shell. Called La Femme-Escargot, the figure turns over her shoulder with closed eyes,

Browsing r/Wellworn will fill your screen with delightfully used items. From bars of soap worn into interesting shapes to clothing and stuffies loved into rags, each item tells a story. Many have a character and soul that make brand-new items look ...

And before you get mad, he's literally written an entire song about his hair's state of distress. What are they putting in the water in Australia? Singlet-wearing king of awkward specificity Tom Cardy might be a top-tier comedy musician, but I've ...

If it wasn't the ICE recruitment ads that drove you off Spotify, it was probably the deluge of AI slop pushed by the platform. If I have to see another album some guy generated and published under Akira Yamaoka's name, I'm going to lose it. -- Read ...

Before it became a dumping ground for terrible reality TV, MTV was a cultural phenomenon. If you didn't grow up with it, the impact is hard to convey. The constant stream of music videos made our relationship with music feel immediate and intimate. -