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Pluto's Mysterious Floating Hills Are Probably Water Icebergs
Icebergs floating on a weird sea of frozen nitrogen.
How the Soviets Got Scooped on Their Own Historic Moon Landing
Fifty years ago, the rest of the world saw the first snapshots from the Luna 9 lander before Soviet citizen did.
The Curator Who Archives the Images of Dreams
In an unassuming Manhattan building, a curator archives the so-called archetypal images of dreams.
Photos of the Things Left Behind by Refugees Fleeing Their Homes Forever
Photojournalist Harrison Bruhn has documented the belongings left behind by families in the hopes to shed light on peoples' connections to personal objects.
'Neptún' Magazine Captures the Weirdness of Iceland
Neptún is a biannual print mag that surveys Iceland's most promising photographers. The co-editor talked with us about the publication and her favorite up-and-coming Icelandic artists.
[Best of 2015] The Year in Photography
From lingerie-clad headless ladies to photos taken without cameras, this is your year in photography.
How Memorable Is Your Image? Now There's an App for That
Scientists at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed an algorithm that predicts the memorability of any picture.
This Handwriting Algorithm Could Help Robots Understand Causality
If a robot sees a crushed can, how will it know what to do with it?
All the Feels: A Scientific Ranking of Emoji Sentiment
Researchers have created the Emoji Sentiment Ranking, a qualitative list of 751 emojis ranking how positive, negative, or neutral each image is.
Portraits of the American Truck Driver
Photographer Ryan Shorosky spent a year working as a truck driver. This is a collection of photos taken during his time on the road.
The Psychology of What Makes an Image "Horror"
From the cinema to breaking news, our consumption of horrific images speaks volumes about our psyche.
What It's Like to Become a Famous Stock Image Without Being Able to Stop It
After signing a waiver without realizing the implications, tattooed model Baz Black has found himself becoming famous in the weirdest way possible.