This 51,000-year-old Neanderthal bone carving may be one of the world’s oldest works of art
More and more evidence suggests that Neanderthals were just as feeling and thinking creatures as humans.
Tag: art
The longest known exposure photograph ever was captured using a beer can
It has an exposure time of 8 years.
Researchers train robot swarm to serve as ‘real-life paintbrushes’
Can robots play a part in producing art? This team believes so.
Munch’s ‘Scream’ is fading due to low-quality paint and the breath of art lovers
Humidity from the breath of museum goers have gradually degraded the colors of the famous painting.
Artwork in Indonesia might be the new ‘oldest’ hunting scene by modern humans
Indonesia may be the home of the oldest cave paintings of hunting bands found in the world. A section of ...
Beautiful ‘Capturing Ecology’ photo competition winners announced
Every year, the British Ecological Society runs the photo competition to "celebrate the diversity of ecology".
Archaeologists find first prehistoric figurative cave art in the Balkans
It's the first find of its kind in the area.
Art-integrated science lessons make some students ‘learn at 105%’, new study finds
That's not a typo. The authors were surprised, too.
Banksy stencil sells for $1.3 million — then immediately self-destructs
The painting doubled in value, since this is Banksy world and normal rules don't seem to apply.
Painted rock points to higher cognitive function in humans 73,000 years ago
Artwork from waaaay before Photoshop.
The role of art in research with science illustrator Sarah Gluschitz
Tip of the hat to the people who make science books so, so pretty.
New Zealand startup launches huge ‘disco ball’ into space. It’s now the brightest object in the night sky
It's supposed to be an art project, but you be the judge.
How science might settle the debate around two famous Munch and da Vinci paintings
Even centuries later, science is able to decrypt some of art's biggest controversies.
The Food Chain Project: Fighting Food Waste With Art
Israeli-Dutch artist Itamar Gilboa has started a new project where he monitored everything he ate during a year and made ...
First artwork to be made in space is now orbiting above all our heads
"A laugh star floating in space, above all our heads, is my attempt to create a contemporary metaphor for the ...
Pretty rock found in Croatia points at Neanderthals’ softer, artistic side
*nods geologically*
How to Create Beautiful Images With Thousands of Circles
Art and science go hand in hand.
Self-ink calendar uses capillary action to mark dates
An artsy calendar that makes you stop and think about how you spend your time -- with a bit of ...
The medieval elephant was partly horse, partly dog, totally hilarious
There were some pretty epic works of art made throughout the Middle Ages and especially the Renaissance. But these elephants ...
Islamic art inspires metamaterial that grows when stretched
A new type of metamaterial that can grow when stretched, with possible applications for medical equipment and satellites, was inspired ...