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Bengal artists merge art with activism on World Art Day

Every year on 15 April the global community celebrates World Art Day, a moment to pause and reflect on the transformative and healing powers of art - as a mirror to society and a torch for progress. This UNESCO-led initiative was launched in 2019 to mark the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci.

Echolocation: Masters of detection

Echolocation by animals, like bats and dolphins, proves consistently better than artificial methods but their prey have developed unique defence mechanisms too.

Shattering auction records

Leonardo da Vinci’s Salvator Mundi, considered either the most important old master work to be auctioned in a generation or…