Although seemingly incompatible, art and science can happily marry. To make the point that art and science are complementary, the American Society of Microbiologists holds an "Agar Art" contest that ...

Combining science and the arts is a way to spur student innovation, says Cleary Vaughan-Lee, Education Director, Global Oneness Project. She shares why it is important to connect the two as well as ...

The sprawling California festival “PST Art” promises a dialogue between “two cultures.” But painting and physics may have more in common than their practitioners know. By Jason Farago See more of our ...

Visual Science Communicator, Garvan Institute of Medical Research and Lab Research Fellow, 3D Visualisation and Aesthetics Lab UNSW Art and Design, UNSW Sydney I think it’s fair to say that I am ...

3D Model Aphrodite With Golden Virtual Reality Glasses On Blue Background. Concept Of Art And Virtual Reality. 3D Illustration. Oftentimes when we think about science, we think about abstract notation ...

Last week, we kicked off a first-anniversary celebration for Universe of Art, our science-meets-art spinoff podcast. A lot of listeners have written in since the start of the podcast, telling us about ...

The University of Chicago has announced the winners of its 2026 “Science as Art” contest, which highlights images resulting from research from the UChicago community. From mathematics to meteorites, ...

Science communication can be a tough game. There is so much noise — and misinformation — circulating in popular culture that it can be difficult to create a message that resonates. This danger of ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American As someone who works at the intersection of ...