The prehistoric artist likely created the image by spraying ochre mixed with water over a hand flattened on the wall of a ...

A new decade-long study tracked 37 penguin colonies and found that the birds are breeding earlier. The shift marks one way ...

For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have educated Black Americans. Now, a new exhibition highlights special objects from five ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery has announced Brooklyn-based artist Kameron Neal as the first-prize winner of the ...

An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston features paintings by Kahlo, works by artists she inspired and consumer ...

Officials have proposed building a mini-Sphere in Maryland's National Harbor. One-third the size of the original, the ...

Icicles form on a fence and reflect the blue sky after an ice storm. Alexandra Lennox, Canada, 2021. As snow melts and drips ...

Life around the world has been feeling the effects of climate change, land degradation, deforestation, pollution and the ...

The seventh edition of the triennial Outwin Boochever contest showcases contemporary artists’ novel approaches to their subjects ...

Researchers found an association between increased activity in a reward region of the brain—primarily stimulated by hopeful thinking—and heightened levels of protective antibodies after receiving a va ...

The Swiss watchmaker Swatch has partnered with the Guggenheim to create a collection inspired by 20th-century artworks from ...

While the birth is sparking joy, infant mountain gorillas are vulnerable, and twins can be twice as hard for a mother to take ...