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Ancient snake drawings are among the largest known rock art worldwide

Rock art along the Orinoco river in South America is made up of some of the largest etchings we know of and could date back 2000 years

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Animal etchings into rocks along the Orinoco River in South America

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Creativity's origins are probably too complex for simple explanations

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Male artist, painting a new creative painting in his art studio

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Experience the world from a bee's perspective

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Experience the world from a bee's perspective
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Kew Gardens exhibition confronts our disjointed connection with nature

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6 Generative study (I WILL FOLLOW THE SHIP) Matthew Attard, Generative study (I WILL FOLLOW THE SHIP), 2023 Eye-tracking drawing, Generative algorithm Digital image ? Variable dimensions ? Matthew Attard and Galleria Michela Rizzo

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These photos show AI used to reinterpret centuries-old graffiti

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Artists who use AI are more productive but less original

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The art of olfaction should take its place alongside other art forms

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The art of olfaction should take its place alongside other art forms

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See antique clockwork marvels from China's Forbidden City

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18_????????? European-style zimingzhong ? The Palace Museum

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Antique clocks give a window into scientific innovation of times past

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Celebrating dark skies at a festival in deepest Denmark

At a novel sci-art festival celebrating the many cultural and scientific needs for dark skies in a time of serious light pollution, Alex Wilkins looks for hope

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Young woman, wearing a orange jacket, is reading a book on an ebook reader during sunset over Himalayas. She is sitting on the top of a mountain and holding the e-reader.The afternoon sun on the background. Mount Everest National Park. This is the highest national park in the world, with the entire park located above 3,000 m ( 9,700 ft). This park includes three peaks higher than 8,000 m, including Mt Everest. Therefore, most of the park area is very rugged and steep, with its terrain cut by deep rivers and glaciers. Unlike other parks in the plain areas, this park can be divided into four climate zones because of the rising altitude. The climatic zones include a forested lower zone, a zone of alpine scrub, the upper alpine zone which includes upper limit of vegetation growth, and the Arctic zone where no plants can grow.

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20 non-fiction and popular science books to look forward to in 2024

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Erland Cooper interview: The composer who melts hearts with icy music

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Why so many prehistoric monuments were painted red

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How archaeologists can decide if prehistoric artefacts count as art

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