It portrays the sunrise over the desert landscape of the southwestern United States, emphasizing the striking interplay between darkness and light, shadow and illumination. As the sun rises ...

Each month The A.V. Club does our part to keep you up to date on the best of what’s coming out on Blu-ray and 4K UHD ... pleasures are primarily analog in nature. Phil Alden Robinson handles ...

A huge focus of the AV world has been on brightness, and for good reason. Without an adequately bright image, especially in a room awash with ambient light, your displays picture will look washed ...

Neuroscientists have shown that experiencing nature can alleviate acute physical pain. Surprisingly, simply watching nature videos was enough to relieve pain. Using functional magnetic resonance ...

Dr. Conley is the author of “The Social Genome: The New Science of Nature and Nurture.” Since Francis Galton coined the phrase “nature versus nurture” 150 years ago, the debate about what ...

‘like the house, the landscape has many layers... It acts with the house as a synthetic whole, a precisely tuned instrument to experience the world around,’ says the architects. Jonathan Bell has ...

Fast becoming mainstays of gamers and creative pros, 4K monitors are falling in price—but getting more complicated to buy. Here's how to shop for an ultra-high-definition (UHD) display ...

The best 4K Blu-ray players deliver the ultimate picture quality for watching movies and TV series at home. Although streaming services are popular, Blu-rays deliver video at a higher bitrate ...

Mar. 31, 2025 — A new study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as ...

Outdoor speakers come in two general varieties: traditional-looking speakers that you mount on a wall or post, and landscape speakers designed to blend more discreetly into your outdoor environment.