The 2026 Whitney Biennial Delivers American Art for a Fractured Age

The 2026 Whitney Biennial Delivers American Art for a Fractured Age

The 2026 Whitney Biennial 2026 runs through August. Darian DiCianno/BFA.com If the Whitney Biennial takes the temperature of American art—and of the society that produces it—the cacophony of fragments, relics and semi-fictional or dystopian allusions in this edition captures the fractured sense of reality and dissociation defining the present moment, as the great narratives that…

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Are We Close to a Universal Vaccine for Respiratory Illnesses?

Are We Close to a Universal Vaccine for Respiratory Illnesses?

Vaccines usually protect you against a single, specific illness. They give the immune system a heads-up about what that invader will look like, so your cells are ready to leap into action.  Some, though, do something a little different.  For instance, researchers noticed during the pandemic that people who received the BCG vaccine against tuberculosis—which…

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The Health Impact of Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent

The Health Impact of Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent

Want to meet some smart Canadians? Head to Kootenay, a mountainous region in southeast British Columbia—specifically to the town of Creston. On March 8, most of North America and Europe, along with some Caribbean and Central American Countries, will move their clocks one hour forward and commence Daylight Saving Time (DST). But as the Canadian…

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