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Computers Are Learning About Art Faster than Art Historians
An algorithm took just a few months to draw connections between artists that scholars have been working on for years
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Picasso Painting Breaks Auction Record by $37 Million
“Women of Algiers (Version O)” fetched nearly $180 million
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Researchers Create Chicken Embryos With Dinosaur-Like Faces
Researchers seeking to understand how birds got their beaks turned back the evolutionary clock just a tad
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Another Big Earthquake Has Hit Nepal
Second major quake hits as the country still struggles to recover from the last one.
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New York State Forms Emergency Task Force to Protect Manicurists
State authorities spurred into action by New York Times expose uncovering health risks and wage theft in New York City’s nail salons
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The White House is Mostly a Reconstruction of the Original
The mansion may have been built over 200 years ago, but its skeleton was redone in the early 1950s
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Archivists Are Uncovering Lost Mark Twain Stories
Digital archives reveal Samuel Clemens, struggling journalist
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This Spider Feeds Her Babies by Vomiting up Her Own Guts
Nothing says love like feeding your intestines to your children
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Most American Babies are Born in the Morning
Medical interventions may determine time of birth, says new study
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Turning the American Chestnut into a GMO Might be the Only Way to Save it
Adding wheat genes could help the tree fight off blight
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Starbucks Moves its Bottled Water Operations Out of California’s Drought
Bottling water in California might not be a great idea, but many companies still do it
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‘Captain Kidd’s Treasure’ Has Finally Been Discovered
Archaeologist hope their discovery of a 121-pound bar of silver is just the beginning
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The Last Wooly Mammoths Died Isolated and Alone
Genome sequencing shows severe inbreeding contributed to the mammoths’ extinction.
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It’s time to teach drones how to safely land in an emergency.
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Dogs are Still the Best Way to Find a Corpse
Man’s best friend is better than any machine when it comes to finding dead bodies.
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Germans and Americans Agree That They’re Allies, Disagree On Why
A new survey shows differing opinions on foreign policy and the importance of historical events
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Seventy Years Ago Today, Queen Elizabeth Secretly Partied with Commoners
Before she became Elizabeth II, the then-princess slipped into London’s streets incognito to celebrate Europe’s victory over Germany
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Here’s How to Fight Wearing 15th Century Armor
Experts demonstrate some moves in a video while wearing full suits of plate armor
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