Arts

A conversation with Issue 52 cover artist Mark Belan.

Babies dig the beat, a new study shows, offering a cool insight into the origin of music.

And that could be a good thing.

What the melting permafrost looks and sounds like to a scientist.

Ghost nets that ensnarl and kill ocean wildlife get an artistic makeover.

Grappling with the complicated legacy of an unexpectedly popular musical genre.

While everybody else seemed to be making sourdough bread, 70-year-old photographer Andy Katz hit the road to capture “America’s greatest idea” in a new light.

This winning image of a match catching fire brings to mind the wildfires engulfing our increasingly flammable world.

“Theory of Mind,” meet Henry James.

Benjamín Labatut’s latest novel excavates science history to hint at the madness of AI advancement at any cost.

A conversation with issue 51 cover artist Jennifer Bruce.

A new novel grapples with vengeance toward global warming’s worst offenders.