New research is shedding light on art’s capacity to alleviate anxiety, ease psychological stress and support mental health. Ståle Grut via Unsplash The American Alliance of Museums is currently ...

In the new study, scientists mathematically examined the scaling of branch thickness in depictions of trees in artworks. Researchers derived mathematical rules for proportions between branch ...

The kaleidoscopic patterns in this artwork draw the eye towards its glowing centre. Despite its dreamy, hypnotic effect, however, the work has its roots in the terrifying reality of a nuclear bomb.

Abraham Lincoln Portrait & Signature, 16th President of the... Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, leading the U.S. through the Civil War. Lincoln signed the ...

I am not a twin, but I share a birthday with my sister, who is three years older than me. When I tell people, I normally get one of two reactions: either a lewd joke about how nine months earlier ...

Throughout this journey, I have straddled the divide between science and the arts. My scientific research on the brain did not supplant my studies of art and the human experience, but served as a ...