This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Given the changes in our climate and the ...

In the forests of eastern Australia, satin bowerbirds create structures known as "bowers." The males gather twigs and place them upright, in two bundles, with a gap in the middle, resulting in what ...

I recently received a copy of Dr. Keri Cronin's new book called Art for Animals: Visual Culture and Animal Advocacy, 1870–1914. I honestly know just about nothing about this topic, so I immediately ...

According to Britannica, "art" can be described as something "consciously created through an expression of skill or imagination"—whereas Wikipedia defines it more narrowly as a human activity. But are ...

Utagawa Hiroshige, “New Year’s Eve Foxfires at the Changing Tree, ji,” from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Edo period, 1857) (all images coutesy the National Gallery of Art, Washington) ...

Entrenched assumptions persist about art as an intellectual activity that distinguishes humans from other beings, but there has been an "animal... At this year's conference of the College Art ...

The Jigoku-zoshi (“Handscrolls of Buddhist Hell”) is a Japanese scroll from the late 12th century that graphically depicts naked, horrified monks running away from bands of vicious, animal-headed ...

An investigation into age-old animal detritus indicates our ancestors started tending to animals around the same time they started tending to the soil. Whenever we imagine the transition of our ...

The world’s oldest known figurative artwork has been discovered in a cave in Indonesia – an endearing image of a warty pig. Archaeologists working on the site on the island of Sulawesi said the cave ...

Explore the key elements behind great animal photography, including patience, timing, and observation. These simple principles can transform ordinary shots into something special. #wildlifephotography ...