Timothy Stinson (North Carolina State University) reports on the development and validation of a new non-destructive sampling technique that employs cytology brushes to collect samples from parchment ...

Rome, From Mount Aventine will also visit Hong Kong and New York before it is expected to sell for record price

Scientists are exposing the biological information hidden in ancient parchments without leaving a mark.

"Profound concern" over the fate of the Academy and its internationally significant collection.

The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, which is affiliated with Drexel University, cited attendance struggles and higher costs in its decision to close.

Inspired by nature, chemists in the US are working to create vibrant, long-lasting and safer colours that could be used in food, cosmetics and paints

Thieves stole ‌four paintings from the Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer on the French Riviera, the local mayor said, but dropped two of them in the gardens as police, alerted by alarms, ​gave chase ear...

As the Bayeux Tapestry comes to the British Museum, scientists reveal how chemistry and imaging technology are unlocking its hidden history

Curators from Ethiopia and the Toledo Museum will study a prized, but thinly documented, trove of antiquities to decide which must be returned because of questionable provenance.

Scientists at a little-known federal agency in Ottawa reveal the forensic tools that helped crack the largest art fraud case in history. For decades, the forgery ring produced thousands of fake painti...

The episode saw experts struggle to authenticate the sculpture, titled ‘Gazing Head’

The works, by Antonello da Messina, were taken as the Sicilian city of Messina held a religious celebration.

Thieves broke into the Magnani-Rocca Foundation outside Parma, Italy, officials said, and made off with pieces worth millions.

The theft of the precious object, once owned by an Egyptian queen and later sold to satisfy her creditors, was the latest in a string of high-profile museum losses.

In a disrupted job market people are turning to heritage crafts such as bookbinding, metalwork and boatbuilding

Extreme heat waves this summer have set off an early grape harvest in Champagne and elsewhere in France.

The Indian Ocean accounts for about a fifth of global ocean area, with 90% of it reaching deeper than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet). Yet compared to the Pacific and Atlantic, its deep-sea biodiversity is…

The president’s border wall plan could damage or destroy ‘the oldest-known books in North America’

Extreme temperatures and drought are adding to the stress on oak trees that have lived for hundreds of years and play a key role in the national imagination.

Bombus dahlbomii, a giant ginger bumblebee fondly known as the flying mouse, is in decline in its native Patagonia due to commercial farming

On Friday July 24 a 2,500-year-old gold collar was stolen from the archaeological museum, Musée du Pays Châtillonnais in Châtillon-sur-Seine

Young Torontonians are flocking to birdwatching to find community and reconnect with nature. Here’s how the hobby reshapes the brain — literally.

Some expert weigh in on this issue, which turns out to be much more complicated than it looks

Thomas Cromwell's Book of Hours

Hans Memling’s masterpiece has survived centuries of theft and war. Now, conservators are using cutting-edge science to keep it safe (and in one place) for centuries to come.

From trippy swirls to blood-soaked slabs, a new book mines gothic and renaissance art for the supernatural significance of the precious rock

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt

Explore the history of a color with deep roots in art.

Tucked away in the rural town of Jefferson, a lost John Constable painting is a major historical discovery.

Scientists say they’ve found more than 1,100 new marine species over the last year, emphasizing how unexplored the ocean really is.

After one of the hottest years on record, Sir David Attenborough looks at the science of climate change and potential solutions to this global threat.

Art sleuth Arthur Brand recovered "The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring" in 2023, three years after it was stolen from a Dutch museum. Following careful restoration, the canvas is now back on disp...

The City of Toronto has just adopted a motion to ramp up measures to prevent bird collisions at Metro Hall and other city-owned buildings.

A new book from photographer Jon McCormack collects his shots of patterns in nature from around the world, from flamingoes to icebergs

A survey of this giant of Renaissance art opens this month at the Met. Three experts show us why he matters as much as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo — and more than ever.

In spring 2026, the MSK offers the chance to discover the fascinating works created by women artists in the Low Countries.

The beautiful marine mollusks have international protections, but sale of their shells continues by the tens of thousands.

Giant tortoises have returned to Floreana Island in Ecuador's Galapagos archipelago as conservationists release 158 juvenile hybrids to restore the ecosystem.