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Coral reefs inspired the crochet exhibition “Austrian Satellite Reef,” by Margaret and Christine Wertheim.

Society USA

13. February 2024

Crocheting for Endangered Coral Reefs

When two Australian sisters started to crochet coral reef-inspired pieces almost 20 years ago, they never dreamed that it would spring a long-running craft-science collaborative artwork that celebrates the fragile yet essential ecosystem and raises awareness of it.

Technology

Technology Canada

26. January 2024

One “Year” Takes Just 11 Days in This Newly-Discovered Exoplanet

A group of astronomers affiliated with Université de Montréal, Canada, discovered an exoplanet where, like in the 2014 movie Interstellar, a year takes a fraction of the time it takes the Earth to orbit our Sun.

Society

Copyright protection ends for first version of Mickey Mouse

Society USA

11. January 2024

Mickey Mouse, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Peter Pan are now in the public domain!

Since January 1st, 2024, a number of copyrighted works from 1928 have entered the public domain in the United States, including the highly anticipated addition of Mickey Mouse, whose likeliness – and its protection – inspired a lengthy extension in copyright laws.

Society

Society Greece

6. January 2023

Goodbye, Museum: Three 2,500-Year-Old Artifacts Are Heading Back Home

As part of a larger push for the repatriation of cultural artifacts to their country of origin, the Vatican has decided to return three 2,500-year-old pieces of the Parthenon to Greece.

Society

Society England

2. January 2023

Why Leave Theater Seats Empty? Let’s Give Out Free Tickets Instead!

London, England’s capital, is launching a pilot program to give away a thousand unsold tickets for cultural shows every week to people who can’t afford them in an attempt to democratize access to culture.

Heroes

Heroes USA

3. October 2022

Ballerina Pushes Stereotypes Aside, with (Free!) Dance Classes for Minority Children

In order to see the change in the elitist art form that is ballet, the first Black woman to become a principal dancer in an American ballet company has launched her free after-school ballet program for children from minority communities.

Health

Health Belgium

2. October 2022

The Doctor Has Prescribed… Museum Visits!

Museums in Brussels, Belgium, now serve a new purpose: helping people who suffer from anxiety and depression, with doctors prescribing cultural visits as one of the tools in the healing process.

Society

Society USA

30. April 2022

Welcome to the Stage, AI: Historic Grand Performance Kicked Off

For the first time in history, an artificial intelligence-powered screen joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in a joint performance where the AI generated real-time images that followed the beat of the music via the help of an algorithm.

Society

Society United Kingdom

13. March 2022

Once-in-a-Lifetime Discovery: Large Roman Mosaic Found

A late 2nd or early 3rd century AD Roman mosaic has been discovered by London archaeologists — the largest to be unearthed in the British capital in half of a century.

Society

Society The World

31. December 2021

Fascinating Discoveries Were Made in 2021

Professional and amateur archaeologists alike have revealed fascinating findings - that have either been identified recently or unearthed years ago yet documented in 2021 - helping us better understand our common history.