Arts/Culture

Wikipedia is one of the most successful online communities in history, yet it struggles to attract and retain editors who are women -- another example of the gender gap online. In a recent University of Washington study, researchers…

Credit: University of Washington People moving in and out of photographs used to be reserved for the world of Harry Potter. But now computer scientists at the University of Washington have brought that magic to real life. Their…

Professor Patrizio Antici demonstrates the power and high potential of a new method for analyzing artworks using a laser produced plasma.Credit: INRS "Time alters all things," wrote the Latin poet Horace. Museum conservators would…

Credit: Image: ANU ANU and Uni of Melbourne Archaeologists have discovered 15 new sites in Laos containing more than one hundred 1000-year-old massive stone jars possibly used for the dead. The jars of Laos are one of archaeology's…

An international research team has found that Mona Lisa's smile was non-genuine because of its asymmetryCredit: Musee du Louvre, Paris CINCINNATI--Mona Lisa's smile has intrigued mankind since famed artist Leonardo da Vinci painted the…

Physics professor applies tools of statistical mechanics to explain why basic ordered patterns emerge in music across time and culturesCredit: Jesse Berezovsky/Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND--Next time you listen to a favorite…

Researchers say the find shows the importance of salt and Maya salt workers more than 1,000 years agoCredit: Heather McKillop, LSU. Anthropologists discovered a tool made out of high-quality translucent jadeite with an intact…

People with disabilities are experts at navigating a world that is not built for them - often by turning to technologies such as voice recognition devices and cochlear implants. But which technologies, and under what circumstances, truly…

New 'neuronal metronome' suggests how the brain might learn a rhythm, not just perceive it A new mathematical model demonstrates how neurons in the brain could work together to learn and keep a musical beat. The framework, developed by…

Informatics experts create low-cost directional beams of soundCredit: University of Sussex. Academics have created devices capable of manipulating sound in the same way as light - creating exciting new opportunities in entertainment and…