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Friday, April 10, 2026

Tree roots hold soil together. Without them, soil washes away easily and landslides become more likely

A place is in “water bankruptcy” when water demand exceeds supply and aquifers are overdrawn faster than they recharge

One of the biggest challenges nowadays is to understand that economic growth shouldn't lead to the destruction of the planet

Deforestation disrupts several critical systems that keep the environment and human life stable

When water systems fail to deliver enough clean water to people, farms, or industry, authorities must impose extreme restrictions or emergency measures

Economy & Politics

Regulating the economy: a common-sense approach

We must reach an economically viable society, but also socially fair and ecologically sustainable

A person walking alone along the seashore

The loneliness paradox of the hyper-connected age

Why constant digital contact is leaving us more isolated and how real connection can be rebuilt

Squatters during the housing occupations in Kreuzberg, Berlin, 1981

Berlin after the wall, on the dance floor

How history, hedonism, and techno tourism reshaped the city

One of Vancouver’s most recognizable natural landmarks

Slhx̱í7lsh: rainy days by a Vancouver rock

An urban tale of time, nature, and the ancient past

On the Street

Happy woman surrounded by vibrant geometric shapes, illustrating the impact of color psychology on mood

Color psychology in fashion: bold choices and expression

How color psychology shapes fashion choices and personal expression

Sandra Jordan, Casa del Cielo, Suri Ombre fabric (Colina Sofa designed by Jiun Ho)

Architecture & Design

The presence of everything

Three monks resting on the concrete steps of Pashupatinath Temple during the daytime, embodying the serene spirituality of Kathmandu, Nepal

30 days in Nepal: a comprehensive travel itinerary

Explore Nepal's diverse landscapes, cultures, and wildlife from the Himalayas to the Terai plains

Jon Hamm portrays Andrew sitting amidst chaos, representing how the protagonist's life suddenly fell apart

The reinvention of Jon Hamm in 'Your Friends & Neighbors'

Inside the actor’s gripping role as a father who loses everything overnight

Julia Parkinson. Kiting 1, 2017, oil on aluminium on 1 inch welded subframe, 200x100cm

Julia Parkinson at Brocket Gallery, London

The common chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Science & Technology

Do animals think like humans?

Architecture & Design

The vaulted ceiling at the entrance of the Ganjali Bathhouse, built in 1631 as part of a larger architectural complex in the old center of Kerman, Iran, features frescoes adorned with Safavid-era ornaments

The modernization process of the city of Kerman

An example of a middle eastern architecture modernization

A high-tech living room where digital interfaces regulate lighting, entertainment, and climate, conveying the future of residential design

The architecture of the smart home ecosystem

Designing homes that respond and adapt to modern life

Art

Anselm Kiefer, Walhalla, 2016, Almost redolent of the chaotic, despairing images of Bosch, Kiefer offers a rather terrifying and apocalyptic view of where one might live. For some of course, this vision is a reality on our world right now. Photo © White Cube/Courtesy the artists 2016

Art, nature, and the post-human condition

The tension between traditional landscape art and the rise of artificial aesthetics

Agostino De Romanis, Shadows of Day and Night, oil on relined paper, 250 x 130 cm, 2003

De Romanis, the ‘symbolic’ works

The primeval appeal of the Orient

Culture

Common agreement of what a spaceship could look like if it existed

If ETs are among us, how shall we respond? How will they?

The ultimate diversity challenge

A reconstruction of life near Göbeklitepe 10,000 years ago, showing early communities cooperating with stone tools during the transition toward agriculture

Did cooperation make us human?

Shared intentionality, language, and the evolution of the social mind

Economy & Politics

Spanish soldiers from the Brigada Paracaidista salute during the retirement ceremony for Lt. Gen. Cesar Muro, held as part of Operation Skyfall in Madrid, Spain, on May 6, 2015

Brigada 2035: modernizing the Spanish army

A comprehensive overhaul of the Spanish military to adapt to modern threats and emerging technologies

Businessman walking away from the office while speaking on the phone

Freedom is not the goal

Skill, usefulness, and the uncomfortable truth about leaving the 9-to-5

Entertainment

Two characters from K-Project, representing the stylized, cinematic vision that defines GoHands’ animation identity

The anime studio with a controversial cinematic flair

Why GoHands’ bold techniques thrill some viewers and repel others

McNulty, DeAngelo Barksdale, and Bunk Moreland in Season 1 © HBO

The remarkable modern storytelling of "The Wire"

From the opening credits to the narrative, it plays on a league of its own

Fashion

Le Male Elixir Absolu recasts fragrance as an object of devotion, where gold, form, and light shape scent into a ritual of identity

Scent as icon, masculinity as myth

How Jean Paul Gaultier’s Le Male Elixir Absolu turns fragrance into a visual language of power, devotion, and desire

Bella Hadid wearing a Schiaparelli necklace at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, France

The influence of surrealism on fashion

From Elsa Schiaparelli to modern designers

Feature

Barefoot on the rocks, a model steps into herself grounded in reflection and free to feel

A journey through reflection and the aching pursuit of freedom

A woman walking through a dimly lit street at night

Map of your head

Episode 2: on purity, pressure, and surviving a culture that refuses boundaries

Food & Wine

A vibrant vegetable salad presented in an earthy brown ceramic bowl

The plant-based paradox: when vegan diets backfire

Unpacking the hidden nutritional risks of veganism and how to thrive on plants without compromising your health

A medium shot of a pregnant woman enjoying a fruit bowl, emphasizing the benefits of nutritious food choices during pregnancy for both mother and baby

Western diet during pregnancy and ADHD risk

What every mom needs to know

Science & Technology

A glimpse into the future—where innovation, human curiosity, and intelligent technology converge on the vibrant floor of Web Summit 2025

The standout innovations of Web Summit 2025

Discoveries in Lisbon that reveal how AI and human-centric design are reshaping 2026

The central peak of the Moon's Tycho crater, reaching 2 kilometres above the crater floor, captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

Could Earth have ‘stolen’ the Moon from Venus?

The Heist theory explained

Sport

A young girl practicing on the court, representing the foundation of sport built on love for the game

Why Norway doesn’t count children in youth sports

Why reducing competition in childhood leads to stronger athletes in the long run

The Dodgers Stadium is located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California

Jumping on the bandwagon after the Dodgers' World Series

How the Dodgers’ Championship sparked my love for baseball during my first spell in the bullpen

Travel

Vidhana Soudha is a building in Bangalore, India. It serves as the seat of bicameral legislature comprising the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and the Karnataka Legislative Council

Bangalore: the city that raised me quietly

How a city shaped my sense of belonging without ever demanding attention

Park Lane, Copenhagen, Denmark

A quiet corner of Copenhagen

Finding design, calm, and culture at park lane and beyond

Wellness

A topless man sits alone on his bed, his posture reflecting anguish and anxiety in a quiet, dimly lit bedroom

Why men are afraid of women

Men retreat out of fear; women lose faith in connection amid the noise of social media

Man waiting for boarding in the airport terminal

The cultural impact of non-places

How non-places changed the way we communicate with each other

Explore the Calendar

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Frederic Edwin Church, Pichincha (detail), 1867. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

A nation of artists

12 Apr 2026 — 5 Jul 2027 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

Sameh Khalatbari, Veins of sorrow - The rupture no. 2 (detail), 2026. Courtesy of Modernism Inc.

Veins of sorrow

12 Apr — 2 May 2026 at the Modernism Inc. in San Francisco, United States

Anonyme, Le marché aux fleurs, quai de la Mégisserie (detail), vers 1680. Courtesy of Musée Carnavalet

Madame de Sévigné. Parisian letters

15 Apr — 23 Aug 2026 at the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, France

Anna Kincaide, Its a jungle (detail). Courtesy of JoAnne Artman Gallery

Couture in color

15 Apr — 30 Jun 2026 at the JoAnne Artman Gallery in Laguna Beach, United States

Robert Sagerman, 17,759 (detail), 2018. Courtesy of Cris Worley Fine Arts

Edifice, fount, rippling spaces

15 Apr — 30 May 2026 at the Cris Worley Fine Arts in Dallas, United States

Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, Eala (detail), 2025. Courtesy of October Gallery

Inheriting the future

16 Apr — 16 May 2026 at the October Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Sandra Vásquez de la Horra, Aymáras, 2024. Courtesy of Senda Gallery

Hacia lo esencial: prácticas de mediación

16 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the Galeria Senda in Barcelona, Spain

Pierre Gaignard, Bestiaire paramétrique (Lézard, random seed 1024), 2025. Courtesy of Galerie Eric Mouchet

Printemps paramétrique

18 Apr — 13 Jun 2026 at the Galerie Eric Mouchet in Paris, France

Various artists, Fragments of slowness, exhibition view. Courtesy of Erika Deák Gallery

Fragments of slowness

19 — 17 Apr 2026 at the Erika Deák Gallery in Budapest, Hungary

Morgan Irons, August in the fields (detail). Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

24 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

William Shepherd, In bedroom (detail), n.d. Courtesy of LewAllen Galleries

Western reliquaries

24 Apr — 23 May 2026 at the LewAllen Galleries in Santa Fe, United States

Alex Webb, Philadelphia, Rock ministries boxing club, 2016. Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

Rising up: Rocky and the making of monuments

25 Apr — 2 Aug 2026 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, United States

Ron Arad, Good ping pong dining table, 2023. Courtesy of Opera Gallery

Ron Arad, from 1992 to 2026

27 Apr — 28 May 2026 at the Opera Gallery in Monaco, Monaco

Francisco de Zurbarán, Christ and the virgin in the house at Nazareth (detail), about 1640. Courtesy of the National Gallery © The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio

2 May — 23 Aug 2026 at The National Gallery in London, United Kingdom

Judy Chicago, Bigamy hood (detail), 2022, Mixed media on stamped aluminum form, 13.25 x 15.25 x 0.75 in, 33.66 x 38.74 x 1.91 cm, © Chicago Woodman LLC, Judy Chicago/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York; Photo © Chicago Woodman LLC; Donald Woodman/Artists Rights Society, New York

The materiality of Judy Chicago

8 May — 22 Nov 2026 at the Alberta Pane Gallery in Venice, Italy

Spatial poems. Courtesy of MASS MoCA

23 May 2026 — 27 Apr 2027 at the MASS MoCA in North Adams, United States

Wendy McMurdo, Young Girl (iv) (detail), 2016. Courtesy of National Galleries of Scotland

The digital mirror

30 May — 25 Oct 2026 at the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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