Black holes have long captured the imagination of both scientists and the general public. These exotic objects—once thought ...

For thousands of years, artists have used a surprising ingredient in their paints: egg yolk. This type of paint, called egg tempera, has been found in ancient Egyptian mummy portraits, medieval ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University-led collaboration of ecologists and art historians has demonstrated that landscape paintings from more than 150 years ago can advance environmental ...

Art restoration combines art history, chemistry, and studio art. Restoring a painting can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months. Although it can be meticulous, knowledge of proper techniques ...

Light painting is a technique used in both art and science that involves taking long-exposure photographs while moving some kind of light source—a small flashlight, perhaps, or candles or ...

Beer breweries’ trash may have been Danish painters’ treasure. The base layer of several paintings created in Denmark in the mid-1800s contains remnants of cereal grains and brewer’s yeast, the latter ...

Scientists using a new technique have uncovered the colorful and once-hidden scenes in paintings of the ancient Etruscans, a group of people who flourished on the Italian peninsula around 2,500 years ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- A welcome surprise for Chapel Hill residents Thursday morning turned into a disappointing situation Sunday morning, when organizers of a pop-up art event discovered at ...

A collaboration of ecologists and art historians has demonstrated that landscape paintings from more than 150 years ago can advance environmental science. An Oregon State University-led collaboration ...