A man dies after falling from the Tate Modern art gallery in London

LONDON — A man died Friday after falling from the Tate Modern art gallery, one of London’s busiest tourist attractions, police said. The Metropolitan Police force said officers and ambulance crews were called to the gallery at about 10:45 a.m. (1045 GMT). A man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. … Read more

The Future Is Revealed in Stunning Speculative Sci-Fi Art Show

A crop of “Number 6″ by Scott Listfield from a new art show in Los Angeles.Image: Gallery 1988 “I have a lot of questions about how the future might look, and I don’t want an algorithm to draw them. So let’s do it instead.” With that sentence, artist Scott Listfield tasked a group of artists … Read more

‘Huge’ art gallery found carved near Colorado cliffs. See the centuries-old scenes

While conducting research at the Castle Rock Pueblo settlement complex in Colorado, a team of archaeologists from Poland was encouraged by locals to explore “higher, less accessible parts of the canyons.” What they found exceeded their “wildest expectations.” Approximately 2,600 feet above the ancient Pueblo cliff settlements, the archaeologists discovered a sprawling collection of “huge … Read more

Australia apologizes for thalidomide tragedy as some survivors listen in the Parliament gallery

CANBERRA, Australia — Survivors of the harmful morning sickness drug thalidomide were in the public gallery Wednesday when Australia’s Parliament made a national apology to them on the 62nd anniversary of the drug being withdrawn from sale in the country. Thalidomide, also sold under the brand names Contergan and Distaval, was available in 46 countries … Read more