The British Navy knew it couldn't completely disguise a ship to protect it from attack during WWI. So they turned to 'Dazzle Painting'

British Auxiliary Units were trained to sabotage the enemy in case of German invasion

The 15th-century edition of Hafez's "Divan" will be sold at Sotheby's next month

Similarities between lunar samples and Earth's makeup were throwing off a leading theory of the moon's origin

The burial site, which contains remains from both the Picts and the Norse, is at risk of disappearing due to coastal erosion

"This could be the oldest and longest-lived team ball game in the world," says one archaeologist

Together, the paintings—including one by Anthony van Dyck—could be worth around £10 million if sold on the open market

Caernarfon, where the discovery was made, was key to Edward I's conquest of the Welsh

The findings further refute the outdated notion that humans' capacity for complex artistic expression evolved exclusively in Europe

The tremors, which arrived in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, was the worst the Croatian capital has seen in 140 years

The missionary who lived in the house during the mid-1800s delivered vaccinations to locals during a smallpox epidemic

The liquid inside is 3 percent alcohol by volume—and contains 0.13 milligrams of lead per liter

Illustrators are sharing artwork of Amabie, a spirit first popularized during the Edo period, on social media

Hundreds of museums are participating in an online attempt to spread joy as COVID-19 keeps their galleries empty

The Getty Museum hopes its social media challenge will spark inspiration amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Due to COVID-19, Art + Action's "Come to Your Census" project has pivoted from posters and events to social media and online outreach

These flying reptiles patrolled the African skies some 100 million years ago

The classically trained actor is reading a sonnet a day on Instagram

The story of two bored art lovers who found a way to "a-mouse" themselves

Ceramics artist Eny Lee Parker hosted a contest that asked quarantined creators to imagine their ideal rooms

The art within Shing Yin Khor's virtual world represents a sassy response to the game's built-in natural history museum

The bidet-like suite of devices detects abnormalities in feces that could flag signs of certain cancers

Called "Social Distancing, Haiku and You," Alan Nakagawa's project will result in a sound collage that interweaves a multitude of voices

The nine classes span contemporary art, fashion and photography

Some 50 artists around the Prenzlauer Berg district displayed works of art for passersby to enjoy

The creator behind the reptilian repertoire hopes many more pet museums are in the works

The computer program can identify canine versus human feces based on DNA sequences in samples

"Occupy White Walls" allows players to design their own art galleries—and explore others' out-of-the-box creations

A citizen science project aims to chart the microbial diversity present in starters all over the world

The 18th-century Edinburgh factory once produced a million bottles a week

The carvings, which depict animals including camels, leopards, cows and mules, may date back to 3000 B.C.

Gamers are brushing up on their art history knowledge to spot Redd's counterfeit creations

Stay-at-home orders have inspired those with ample free time to pick up hands-on projects

The Museo de la Massacre de Ponce and Casa Paoli were among the buildings affected by Saturday's tremors

Items recovered include fossils, paintings, ancient coins, ceramics and jewelry

The app features a database of some two million artworks housed at more than 120 venues