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Findings

This month’s scientific progress—good, bad, or simply strange.

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“99 Moons No. 151,” “99 Moons No. 83,” “99 Moons No. 60,” by Claire A. Warden, whose work is on view as part of the exhibition Under the Sun and…

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I Might Just Listen, It Won’t Be Good, and How Did I Miss That?, miniature sculptures by Lydia Ricci, whose work is on view at the Berman Museum of Art,…

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Atmospheric warming is shrinking the diurnal temperature range, the septic systems of Nags Head are failing as sea levels rise, and PFAS are damaging the immune systems of Cape Fear…

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Let it Rice, Let it Rice, Let it Rice and Stuck in an Egg Tart, paintings by Chang Ya Chin, whose work is on view this month with Half Gallery…

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“Final Shot,” a photograph by Evan Robidoux, whose work was on view in September at Pace Gallery, in New York City © The artist. Courtesy Pace Gallery, New York City…

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The increasing conservatism that comes with age is largely a consequence of raising children; small children, but not macaques and capuchins, can perceive faces in inanimate objects; and psychopathic traits,…

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“Sundial with Prism,” “Sundial with Compass,” and “A Variety of Colors Created with the Shadow of a Prism #4 (Color Separation with Three Black and White Paper Negatives),” photographs by…

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Photographs by Brenda Biondo, whose work is on view through September with the Center for Fine Art Photography at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art at Colorado State University, in…

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All the Living Things IV, Sunflowers, and Sun and Birds, mixed-media artworks by Emma Larsson, whose work is on view at Simard Bilodeau Contemporary, in Los Angeles © The artist.…

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Paintings by Dominique Goblet, from her monograph Ostende, which was published last year by Frémok. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Martel, Paris Paintings by Dominique Goblet, from her monograph Ostende,…

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We Met Thru Match.com, a mixed-media artwork by Tomokazu Matsuyama, whose work was on view in March at Kavi Gupta, in Chicago © The artist. Courtesy Kavi Gupta, Chicago Writing…

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Photographs by Albarrán Cabrera, from The World’s First Photobook Was Blue, which was published last year by Ira Stehmann, IBASHO, and the(M) éditions. The artists’ work will be on view…

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“Bodega, East 110 Street, NYC” and “Vila’s Barber Shop, NYC,” photographs by Roger Cabán from the exhibition En Foco: TheNew York Puerto Rican Experience, 1973–74 © The artist. Courtesy the…

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Left and right: Big Bang and Untitled (24″ Gong), by Milford Graves. Center: Love Inspiration, by Lois Graves. The works (acrylic on wind gongs) were on view last summer at…

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Who loves the sun, a mixed-media artwork by Marcel Dzama, whose work is on view at Sara Hildén Art Museum, in Tampere, Finland © The artist. Courtesy the artist and…

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“Parcel,” “Christmas Tree Topper,” and “Father Christmas Mask,” photographs by Martti Jämsä from the Objets trouvés series. Jämsä’s work is on view at Photographic Gallery Hippolyte, in Helsinki. Courtesy the…

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Zenith (V), a cyanotype by Ala Ebtekar, whose work was on view last month at Haines Gallery, in San Francisco. Courtesy the artist and Haines Gallery, San Francisco Researchers identified…

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Photographs by Thirza Schaap from the monograph Plastic Ocean, which was published in April by 1605 Publishers © The artist. Courtesy Bildhalle, Zurich and Amsterdam Climate change will benefit rattlesnakes.…

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Vera, a painting by Santiago Giralda, whose work is on view at Galerie Isa, in Mumbai, India. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Isa, Mumbai, India Life expectancy in the United…

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“Tulle no. 23” and “Tulle no. 18,” photographs by Thomas Jackson, from the series Point Reyes National Seashore, California, 2020. Jackson’s work was on view in June at Jackson Fine…

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Giant Meddlers, a painting by Jessie Makinson, whose work will be on view in September at the Armory Show,in New York City © The artist. Courtesy Lyles & King, New…

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Three Versions Play, The Throughs, and Turf Tiff, mixed-media artworks by Annie Lapin. Courtesy the artist; Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles; and Miles McEnery Gallery, New York City Data from 162…

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The Divine Breath, The Grail, and The Light of the Soul, c. 1930, by Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn, from the Meditation Drawing Screenprints series © The Eranos Foundation, Ascona, Switzerland. Courtesy The…

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Por debajo de la mesa, a painting by María Fragoso Jara © The artist. Courtesy 1969 Gallery, New York City The preliminary findings of the Freigeist Junior Research Group on…

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Embroidered photographs by Julie Cockburn from the Ta Da series © The artist. Courtesy The Photographers’ Gallery, London Verbal autopsy revealed many Bangladeshis have been attacked by rabid mongooses, and…

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Thurneysser’s Demon, a mixed-media artwork (watercolor, gouache, pencil, and ink on paper), by Walton Ford? © The artist. Courtesy Kasmin Gallery, New York City Five of six early Homo species…

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