How much information can you get from a speck of purple pigment, no bigger than the diameter of a hair, plucked from an Egyptian portrait that's nearly 2,000 years old? Plenty, according to a new ...

A new technique could help save a famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing that is vanishing with each passing day. The mysterious da Vinci portrait, widely considered to be a self-portrait of the artist, was ...

“Freedom in the Equation,” an art exhibition that showcases the stories of Ukrainian scientists, is on view at the Art Wall at Harvard’s Science Center until March 10. The series of 10 portraits ...

This story is a part of Breakthrough, a short film anthology from Science Friday and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) that follows women working at the forefront of their fields. Learn more and ...