- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 11th, 2015
Yet Another Millennia-Old Tomb Discovered in the City of Luxor in Egypt
The tomb was built during the time of Ancient Egypt's 18th dynasty for a man named Sa-Mut and his wife
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 19th, 2014
These Gorgeous Paintings Are Actually Tire Tracks
To create these paintings, artist Thomas Yang simply dipped regular bicycle tires in a carefully chosen black pigment
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 9th, 2014
World's Oldest Cave Art Was Created over 40,000 Years Ago
Paintings discovered in a cave in Indonesia appear to predate art thus far documented in European caves
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 25th, 2014
Famous Paintings May Reveal Clues of Past Climate Events
These works of art can be used to gage past pollution levels
- Physics / Chemistry
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 21st, 2014
New Lasers Can Get Under the Skin of Ancient Paintings
Analysis is now possible without sampling the actual works of art
- Oddiverse
- By Alexandra Botezatu
- November 23rd, 2013
Ian Cook's Paintings Are Made with Remote Controlled Cars Instead of Brushes
The 29-year-old artist has almost 150 remote controlled cars used as brushes
- History
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 27th, 2013
Ancient Cave Art Unearthed in Mexico Sheds Light on Pre-Spanish Past
Researchers say Mexico's northeastern mountains are home to nearly 5,000 ancient drawings
- Software Blog
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 5th, 2012
Mona Lisa with a Pink iPhone Created in Microsoft Paint
Flickr user modifies famous paintings in Microsoft’s very own Paint tool
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- June 15th, 2012
World's Oldest Cave Art Confirmed
The art drawings were discovered in caves in northern Spain
- History
- By Tudor Vieru
- May 29th, 2010
Rembrandt's Secret Painting Technique Revealed
Thanks to a new series of scientific studies
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 26th, 2010
Lasers Can Be Used to Clean Old Artworks
The procedure is remarkably successful
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 17th, 2009
Software Tells If van Gogh Is Authentic or Not
The program has been developed in the Netherlands
- Sci Pry
- By Tudor Vieru
- October 13th, 2009
New da Vinci Painting Possibly Discovered
A fingerprint on it resembles one on Vatican art
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- April 1st, 2009
Scientists to Determine if Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder
The study will probably take a while