IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. People from ancient times knew that ...

Astronomers study planetary transits and atmospheric signals using interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, drawing on transit spectroscopy principles and recent observational constraints discussed by Avi Loeb.

Researchers find trace DNA on a Renaissance drawing linked to Leonardo da Vinci, showing how fragile artworks can preserve biological clues.

Although the results aren't conclusive, the technique used to gather the DNA represents a significant milestone in the study ...

Now scientists from the field of so-called arteomics, or the study of biological traces on artworks and other cultural ...

With a pair of high-profile exhibits drawing crowds  in Europe, the director puts his inimitable aesthetic on display.

Earlier this year, an object caught our attention: a lamp with a reductive, minimal design, featuring a wooden support and a simple paper shade. It might have almost gone unnoticed in a sea of equally ...

SENECA FALLS — The Artworks Gallery is offering “Parallel Perspective Basics” workshops with Roberta Nelson on two Thursdays, Jan. 8 and 15, from 1-4 p.m., 109 Fall St. “Linear perspective is intended ...

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S tablets are undoubtedly among the best around alongside Apple’s iPads. Those Android tablets have slick and responsive stylus S Pens that are ideal for unleashing artistic ...

Megyn Kelly objected to Sydney Sweeney’s latest red carpet look because her dress was too see through. On Thursday’s episode of “The Megyn Kelly Show,” the host explained that she is a proud fan of ...

NEW YORK – Shoppe Object, a wholesale home and gift trade show, concluded its summer edition, which ran Aug. 3-5, at the historic Starrett-Lehigh Building, with organizers stating it received a ...

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