Journalist Leslie Katz, a Forbes contributor since October 2023, covers science and consumer technology, often focusing on their intersection with art and creativity. As former culture editor at CNET, she led a team that tracked movies, TV shows, online trends and science — from
‘The Great Moose Migration’: Swedish Slow-TV Hit Charms Millions Worldwide
Swedish public TV broadcaster SVT annually livestreams moose migrating toward summer pastures. The 2025 stream started this week, and loyal viewers are celebrating.
First-Ever Footage Catches Colossal Squid In Its Natural Deep-Sea Realm
The ocean’s heaviest invertebrate just made its first live on-camera debut, and the footage thrills scientists who've been hoping for a glimpse of the elusive creature.
AI Action Figure Trend, Explained — And How To Make Your Own
People are flooding social media with AI-generated toy versions of themselves, and others, made with ChatGPT's new image generator. They're fun and sometimes political.
Google Doodle Marks World Quantum Day — Here’s What That’s All About
The artwork illustrates a principle fundamental to quantum computing in celebration of World Quantum Day.
Four Years After He Died, A Composer’s Lab-Grown Brain Drops New Music
Avant-garde composer Alvin Lucier died in 2021, but an artificial brain grown from his cells is keeping his music alive beyond the confines of his physical body.
Sleep Token Taps Metalhead Meteorologist For Mysterious ‘Caramel’ Rollout
North Carolina "METALorologist" Chris Michaels likes to sneak metal lyrics into his weather forecasts, and the popular U.K. band Sleep Token took notice.
Mark Morris On ‘Moon,’ His New Dance Exploring Our Enduring Lunar Obsession
The prestigious choreographer's new piece “Moon” is getting its world premiere at The Kennedy Center as part of the Earth to Space: Arts Breaking the Sky festival.
Original E.T. Model From Film’s Iconic Closet Scene Seeks New Home
Sotheby’s is auctioning off a 3-foot E.T. model created by visual effects artist Carlo Rambaldi, who won an Academy Award for the alien in Steven Spielberg's 1982 film.
Beyond ‘Blade Runner’: Exhibit Traces Visionary Syd Mead’s Sweeping Legacy
New York show "Future Pastime" goes close up on work by the legendary artist who shaped visuals for "Blade Runner," "Tron" and "Aliens" — and our view of the future.
Dozens Of 200-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprints Found In School Lobby
A rock slab that's been stored at a high school in Queensland, Australia, for 20 years reveals 66 dinosaur footprints from the early Jurassic period.