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You’ve heard that otters hold hands when they sleep, but did you know that they have pockets of skin on their forelegs that they use to stash their food? And that happy sea otters coo?

Kazuyuki Ohtsu’s tranquil landscapes of the Japanese countryside come alive with crystalline color and fine detail. The woodblock prints feature neatly raked stone gardens, cherry trees in bloom, and views of Mt. Fuji.

Since 1990, Hubble has recorded more than a million observations, making it one of the most productive scientific instruments ever built—and Webb, deployed in 2022, promises to reveal even more of the known universe, thanks to its infrared vision.

Treat yourself to one of the world’s oldest sensory indulgences—tea! For millennia, the Camellia sinensis plant (the source of all tea) has been at the heart of cultures and culinary traditions, ecologies and economies.

There is something arresting and exhilarating about the intimate connection between women and literature—an observation that has long captured the interest of artists throughout history.

Vincent van Gogh is often considered a tragic figure, yet he created works of genius. Shimmering with intense light and color, his paintings rejected the naturalism of Impressionism. Instead, Van Gogh preferred bold, intense colors...

A leader in the styles and politics of his time, William Morris viewed his patterns as both an art form and a means of social commentary.