Designing a History of Indigenous Graphic Artists
I hear students and friends alike ask where are our books and documentation? Where can I see our Native American design history?
Our Mid-March Picks of New York City Art Shows
Joanna Beall Westermann, Mel Kendrick, Japanese zenga paintings, absolute gems from the collections of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys, and more.
Was Robert Rauschenberg’s Venice Biennale Victory Rigged?
A new documentary explores the scandals surrounding the 1964 show, illuminating the US government’s obsession with its international image.
The Extraordinary Story of Black Librarian Belle da Costa Greene
A new exhibition at the Morgan Library explores the legacy of its inaugural director, who amassed a trove of rare books and prints while passing as a White woman in segregated America.
Memories of East Germany’s Bygone Era of International Solidarity
Echoes of the Brother Countries explores the ongoing traces of Germany’s ties to socialist countries via artwork and film screenings.
Five factors to ensure an infant thrives
Researchers make the case that five ‘Thrive Factors’ are a key element of healthy human brain, behavioral and cognitive development.
Tanks of the Triassic: New crocodile ancestor identified
Dinosaurs get all the glory. But aetosaurs, a heavily armored cousin of modern crocodiles, ruled the world before dinosaurs did. These tanks of the Triassic came in a variety of shapes and sizes before going extinct around 200 million years ago. Today,…
The Lingering Shadow of Portuguese Colonization
Suneil Sanzgiri’s exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum joins lines of companionship across histories of colonial dispossession.
Backyard insect inspires invisibility devices, next gen tech
Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that could provide both the inspiration and the instructions for next-generation technology, according to a new study. In a first, the team precisely replic…
Harnessing hydrogen at life’s origin
A new report uncovers how hydrogen gas, the energy of the future, provided energy in the past, at the origin of life 4 billion years ago. Hydrogen gas is clean fuel. It burns with oxygen in the air to provide energy with no CO2. Hydrogen is a key to su…
Fast-charging lithium-sulphur batteries on the horizon
New research shows that the next generation of lithium-sulphur (Li||S) batteries may be capable of being charged in less than five minutes, instead of several hours as is currently the case.
Addressing both flu and COVID-19 through a single, multitasking injection
Researchers have identified new drug candidates for preventing and treating major respiratory viral infections.
Industrial societies losing healthy gut microbes
Our eating habits in industrialized societies are far removed from those of ancient humans. This is impacting our intestinal flora, it seems, as newly discovered cellulose degrading bacteria are being lost from the human gut microbiome, especially in i…