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Could paint save us from a doomsday asteroid?
Mar 22, 2018Rather than ramming or nuking a large space rock, scientists have suggested simply covering it in paint.
Neanderthals created oldest known cave art
Feb 23, 2018A new study has found that Neanderthals, not humans, created the world's oldest known cave paintings.
'Haunted' painting has sold in New Zealand
Jan 19, 2018An acrylic painting purchased from an antique store has earned itself something of a haunted reputation.
$450 million da Vinci painting buyer revealed
VIDEO Dec 9, 2017The mystery of who paid $450 million for Leonardo da Vinci's 'Salvator Mundi' has now been solved.
Mystery surrounds $450M da Vinci painting
Nov 16, 2017The 500-year-old painting, which sold for a record-breaking sum at auction, has a few peculiarities.
Lost Raphael masterpiece found in Scotland
Oct 4, 2016A painting believed to be the work of Italian painter Raphael has been found in an 18th-century home.
DNA to help solve Leonardo da Vinci mystery
May 6, 2016Scientists are hoping to extract DNA from skin and hair samples found on some of Da Vinci's paintings.
What happened to New Zealand's terraces ?
May 1, 2016Were the Pink and White terraces of Lake Rotomahana really destroyed when Mount Tarawera erupted ?
Boy trips in museum, damages $1.5M painting
VIDEO Aug 25, 2015A 12-year-old from Taiwan ended up putting his hand through a priceless Paolo Porpora painting.
Mystery of the Mona Lisa's smile solved
Aug 20, 2015Researchers have identified a subtle optical illusion responsible for the painting's enigmatic smile.
Figure found hidden in Da Vinci's Mona Lisa
VIDEO May 16, 2015A controversial new video claims to have cracked an alternative version of the Da Vinci code.
UFO and ET cave paintings found in India
Jul 18, 2014A number of unusual cave paintings dating back 10,000 years have been discovered in Chhattisgarh.
Hidden paintings discovered at Angkor Wat
May 30, 2014More than 200 pictures have been identified on the walls of the ancient temple using digital imaging.
Is the Mona Lisa the world's first 3D image ?
May 6, 2014Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is part of a matching pair of paintings that form a 3D image.
Paintings shed light on Earth's atmosphere
Mar 25, 2014Researchers have been able to piece together clues about the environment by looking at old paintings.
Ancient cave drawings discovered in Brazil
Nov 9, 2013Wildlife researchers came across the prehistoric rock-art while searching for white-lipped peccaries.
Mystery 'ugly woman' painting solved
Oct 7, 201382-year-old Keith Webb had received a mysterious painting of an old woman through the mail.
Lost Da Vinci painting found in bank vault
Oct 6, 2013The priceless painting by Renaissance genius Leonardo Da Vinci depicts noblewoman Isabella d’Este.
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