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Thursday, December 25, 2025

Precision at work: examining life at the smallest scales in the lab

Engineering precision at the microscale, one channel at a time

The microfluidic chip, a key element of future lab-on-a-chip devices

Studying tiny systems that unlock big advances in medicine and research

Engineering precision at the microscale, one channel at a time

Science & Technology

How microfluidics is reshaping modern science

The lab-on-a-chip technology revolution

A journalist at a typewriter, staring at the camera as scattered newspapers fly behind him, symbolizing the chaos of the news cycle

Economy & Politics

Journalism’s struggle with power

Why journalists sometimes find themselves on the wrong side

An empty surface that reflects what we choose to project onto it

Solipsism and repetition in the digital sphere

From Marshall McLuhan to fake news: media, democracy, and the fight for lucidity in the age of algorithms

Light as signal: illumination as communication in the semiosphere

Science & Technology

Biosemiotics: the fundamental role of signs in life

From the genetic code to the semiosphere—how communication and representation define living systems

On the Street

A gazelle puppy, credit Amir Balaban for the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel

Live like a Gazelle

The Gazelle Valley in Jerusalem

Man skates around Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia

Exploring Russia in the early 90s

A Russian and an American discover each other's culture

David Keith Lynch was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor, widely regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Known as a visionary, he earned acclaim for his films, which are celebrated for their surreal and experimental qualities

David Lynch: from painter to cinematic visionary

The human unconscious through its contradictions

Hands holding phone close up, scanning menu on phone

The ethics of nudging towards healthier food choices

A reflection on England’s calorie-labelled menus regulation

Let us think positively!

Covid-19 lockdown

Let us think positively

A man holding a credit card in front of his laptop

The struggle of sports betting addiction

Steven Delaney reveals the darker side of the online gambling surge

Architecture & Design

Garden oasis overlooking the main building, Itchiku Kubota Art Museum ©Alma Reyes

Living paradise in Lake Kawaguchi

The exotic Itchiku Kubota Art Museum and garden

Andrea Pozzo, cathedral of Ljubeljana, interior, Slovenia

Sabine Frommel and the journeys of Renaissance artists

Migration, architecture, and the cross-cultural creativity that defined an era

Art

An expressive artist spray-painting the wall of an abandoned building, embodying the spirit of a creative soul

The artist's solitary life: truth or myth?

How do we understand the irrepressible soul of the artist in a world that contradicts his nature?

The present Past, Exhibition. Spaç Prison, 13 April 2024, Photo by Paja

Art as cultural action in post-dictatorship Albania

The present past: a society, a political prison, and an artwork

Culture

Studies show statistical evidence linking UAPs, nuclear tests, and historical anomalies

Transient revelations: the science behind UAPs

Dr. Stephen Bruehl on UAPs, nuclear tests, and a whispered briefing to Congress

Love and war intertwined — a soldier’s embrace amidst the ruins of battle

The paradox of protection and violence

On the fragile boundary where devotion, fear, and humanity turn love into both violence and hope

Economy & Politics

Person wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and holding a sign that reads “March Against Corruption”

Bulgaria’s endless transition

A raw reflection on protests, corruption, and the endless fight to keep hope alive in Bulgaria

Urban Christmas decorations and a bustling shopping crowd in Moscow, Russia

Is Christmas joy or collective pressure?

Ritual, emotional energy, and the consumerist production of solidarity

Entertainment

A woman placing her hand on a microphone

Beyond audiobooks: the intimacy of interactive audio

How interactive audio stories turn passive listening into performance

First released in Japan in June 1997 and in North America in January 1998, Final Fantasy Tactics is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation, developed and published by Square, with Sony Computer Entertainment managing the Western release

What 'Final Fantasy Tactics' can teach about politics today

An anti-Machiavellian reading of a gaming classic, showing why its themes of oppression, integrity, and moral choice still resonate today

Fashion

Drag queens transform fashion into a language of resistance, where sequins, silhouettes, and performance become acts of visibility and power

Drag queens and fashion

A vibrant alliance of art, identity, and activism

A dreamy scene of a woman floating in the sky, surrounded by soft white clouds

Pantone’s cloud dancer

Color of the year for a world with a fading global horizon

Feature

A silhouette suspended between memory and momentum: Aldonza in the space where two worlds meet

Ahmed's painting

The art of waiting for the giant

A deserted indoor hallway in a ruined, deteriorating house

The thirteenth floor

A not-so-beatific NYC suicide beat

Food & Wine

A man holding a freshly caught red-spotted trout in his hands

The Black Sea trout in a posthuman age

On the decline of Salmo rizeensis in Rize’s rivers and the ethical questions of human intervention

Close-up of a bowl of chia seeds surrounded by other healthy superfoods on a kitchen table

Superfoods: science, hype, and what really fuels our health

A closer look at the truth behind the health halo

Science & Technology

Once known mainly for its use in traditional remedies, the noni plant is now under scientific scrutiny for its antimicrobial potential

The noni plant confirms its medicinal folklore

A plant that contains chemicals that show antimicrobial properties, which could be helpful in combating resistant bacteria

BalticServers operates a modern data center located in Siauliai, Lithuania, since 2001

AI and nuclear energy: an inextricable link for the 2030s

As AI is rapidly advancing, the energy sector must keep up the pace

Sport

Blonde woman with orange and white face paint watching a football match

How TikTok is changing how we talk about football

Why 90-second clips are reshaping how fans learn, debate, and engage with the game’s tactical side

A cybernetically enhanced sprinter powers down the track at a futuristic Olympic stadium in Brisbane 2032, symbolizing the clash between tradition and technology in the new era of sport

Fair play in the age of enhancement

The promises, perils, and paradoxes of the world’s first technologically augmented Olympics

Travel

Bandipur is a charming hilltop town in Nepal known for its well-preserved Newar architecture, rich cultural heritage, and stunning Himalayan views

Bandipur: Nepal’s timeless hilltop village

A charming Newar settlement known for heritage, sustainability, and community between Kathmandu and Pokhara

Table Mountain from near Lion’s Head, Cape Town, photographed by Jade Stephens

A letter from the Mother City

Life between the oceans and mountains of Cape Town, a powerful and ancient place

Wellness

A woman stands alone in a busy crowd as people pass by, symbolizing loneliness

The loneliness epidemic in a hyper-connected world

Why more communication doesn’t always mean deeper connection and how we can rebuild true belonging

This inviting park demonstrates how urban green spaces provide an essential opportunity to process and reset amidst the stresses of daily life

The healing power of nature in cities

How urban green spaces improve physical health, respiratory well-being, and reduce stress

Explore the Calendar

Karl Maughan, North west, exhibition view. Courtesy of Gow Langsford

26 — 20 Dec 2025 at the Gow Langsford Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand

LA Art Show, past edition, event view. Courtesy of LA Art Show

LA Art Show kicks off art season on January

7 — 11 Jan 2026 at LA Art Show in Los Angeles, United States

Lucknow from the Gomti (detail), 1821 and 1826. Courtesy of Yale Center for British Art

Painters, ports, and profits (...)

8 Jan — 21 Jun 2026 at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, United States

Kim In Ok, The road to Hanggeum-ri (detail), 2023. Courtesy of Kate Oh Gallery

Kim In Ok's exhibition

8 — 18 Jan 2026 at the Kate Oh Gallery in New York, United States

David Kroll, Seascape egret and vase (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Lisa Sette Gallery

NI: Natural intelligence

10 Jan — 28 Feb 2026 at Lisa Sette Gallery in Phoenix, United States

Junna Maruyama, Shape of soul (detail). Courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery

10 Jan — 14 Feb 2026 at the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles, United States

Dora Somosi, Mending madder (detail). Courtesy of Gilman Contemporary

Alchemy of memory

16 Jan — 25 Feb 2026 at the Gilman Contemporary in Sun Valley, United States

Dawn Ng, September (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Dawn Ng Studio and Sullivan+Strumpf. Photography by Liling Ong

The Earth laughs in flowers

21 — 31 Jan 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Singapore, Singapore

Seth Birchall, A time to settle (down) (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf

22 Jan — 22 Feb 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Singapore, Singapore

Noah Davis, 1975 (8), 2013. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Art Museum

Noah Davis's exhibition

24 Jan — 26 Apr 2026 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

Alair Pambegan, Untitled #1 (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Sullivan+Strumpf. Photography by Aaron Anderson

29 Jan — 21 Feb 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia

Yuyan Wang, The moon also rises (still) (detail), 2023. Courtesy of Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

5 Feb — 5 Apr 2026 at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts in Cambridge, United States

Wayilkpa Maymuru, Maŋgalili origins (detail), 2025. Courtesy of Buku-Larrŋgay Mulka Arts Centre and Sullivan+Strumpf. Photography by Aaron Anderson

Hidden in the stars

5 Feb — 7 Mar 2026 at Sullivan+Strumpf in Sydney, Australia

Signal and strata. Courtesy of Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

Signal and strata

6 Feb — 5 Apr 2026 at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts in Cambridge, United States

Various artists, Technologies of relation, exhibition view. Courtesy of MASS MoCA

Technologies of relation

21 Feb — 1 Mar 2026 at the MASS MoCA in North Adams, United States

Tracey Emin, The end of love (detail), 2024. Courtesy of Tate Modern © Tracey Emin

26 Feb — 31 Aug 2026 at the Tate Modern in London, United Kingdom

Felipe Jácome, Ilona 2 (detail). Courtesy of Gilman Contemporary

The unbroken project

26 Feb — 26 Mar 2026 at the Gilman Contemporary in Sun Valley, United States

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