Clouds are one of the easiest things to create with soft pastels once you learn how to blend the sky first and build the highlights slowly. Start by choosing a simple sky gradient, then apply your ...

Nine U.S. Army Soldier-athletes and coaches and two alternates are representing the country in Italy, joining thousands of ...

Thousands of elite athletes are preparing to compete before the world in Italy. Among them are nine U.S. Army ...

A Grand National Champion turkey caller shares his secrets on how to tune up your pot calls and make one call sound like ...

Ellipses and cylinders are foundational to drawing forms in perspective. This short shares a practical method to improve accuracy, consistency, and confidence when drawing rounded forms—making complex ...

This is a column about a helpful trick that will radically improve your memory with minimal effort so you can learn faster. But before I get to the science behind the technique and how it can help ...

The teenager was researching the Miura-ori fold when Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida and wildfires raged in Southern California. “I thought maybe these origami patterns, which are strong and ...

How did the complexity of many organisms living today evolve from the simpler body plans of their ancestors? This is a central question in biology. Take our hands, for example: Every time we type a ...

Today the world of Egyptology faces a silent crisis – not of looting, although that plays a part, but of disconnection. Walk into any major museum, from Copenhagen to California, and you see glass ...

You probably have a few water bottles stashed for an emergency, but if you rely on sensitive medical gear such as a CPAP machine, that isn't going to work. In a disaster scenario, finding a gallon of ...

Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, Queens. While she writes about most things edible and potable (and accessories dedicated to those topics,) her real areas of expertise ...