Whilst taking down the The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne from its mounting in The Louvre, a curator noticed two hitherto unseen drawings on the back. picked by pocksucket 12 months ago

The last haunting self- portrait of Andrew McAuley, a man and his kayak, alone. picked by cjmei 3 years ago

Incredible robotic self destruct and self healing chair picked by icemann 3 years ago

A rare portrait, believed to be of Shakespeare's only known patron, has been discovered using X-ray technology.

Art historians from Bristol University have found what they believe is a picture of Henry Wriothesley which was painted over in the 16th Century. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (April 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath: architect, anatomist, sculptor, engineer, inventor, mathematician, musician, and painter. He has been described as the archetype of the “Renaissance man”, a man infinitely curious and equally inventive. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest painters of all time. picked by Betmenko 3 years ago

Can't get to Milan to see Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper?" As of Saturday, all you need is an Internet connection. The image is 16 billion pixels — 1,600 times stronger than the images taken with the typical 10 million pixel digital camera. picked by wags273 2 years ago

An elusive supernova explosion, detectable only in radio wavelengths, was discovered last month in the nearby galaxy M82. The object, dubbed SN 2008iz, is the closest supernova discovered by scientists in the past five years. It would have been visible even to amateur telescopes, were it not for the dense gas and dust surrounding the exploding star, which left it invisible in every part of the sp... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Scientists have found hidden underwater traces of a city that existed at Alexandria seven centuries before Alexander the Great swept through Egypt during his quest to conquer the known world. (Theme pic not related) picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

I got a rather surprising email today... from my self. I remember back in September I wrote it on this site but I had completely forgot about it and it was quite a treat knowing what was happening in my life back then and awn sering questions to my self that I had wanted to know then.You should definitely check it out. You can send an email to your self and have it arrive as soon as tomorrow, or ... read full post picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 3 years ago

The photos were mostly found in hidden spots, such as under a cap on a safety device known as a "stick shaker," or taped to the lid of the unused ashtray. picked by kakana 8 months ago

Customs officers discovered nearly 10.5 ounces of ecstasy tablets hidden inside a Mr. Potato Head toy sent to Australia from Ireland. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Astronomers from SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research have discovered a new cluster of galaxies, hidden behind a previously identified cluster of galaxies. The recently exposed cosmic giant is apparently just as bright as the first group, but is six times further away. The astronomers made the discovery as part of an international team using the space telescope XMM-Newton. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago