When we think of the world's oldest art, Europe usually comes to mind, with famous cave paintings in France and Spain often ...

This discovery challenges the notion that abstract and symbolic thinking began only 40,000 years ago.

Handprints on cave walls in a largely unexplored area of Indonesia may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back to ...

During the Second Opium War (1856-60), Britain launched military action using the so-called Arrow Incident as a pretext. On ...

It's no secret that people like pretty stuff, or that we like to make our worlds as pretty as possible. And for centuries, tons of people have used the mineral in this month's Rocks Box to paint the ...

Crocodiles, frogs, fish and birds all speaking a tropical tongue on the walls of this small but vibrant Darwin gallery. The ...

Every purchase made directly from the artist becomes more than just acquiring a beautiful object. It's a personal ...

My career path has been winding to say the least,’ says artist Lea Williams, on how she came to make a living through her ...

From Captain Beefheart’s surreal blues to Can’s hypnotic krautrock, these 15 bands revelled in a soundworld like no other on ...

My career path has been winding to say the least,’ says artist Lea Williams, on how she came to make a living through her distinctive pieces.

CRAFT, castles and one cracking spa make Falmouth well worth the road trip, while you’ll also find a chic seaside stay ...

In 2023 I caught up with former Democrat-Gazette reporter Van Jensen to talk about "Godfall," his debut novel centered on a massive, seemingly lifeless alien that had crashed down in rural Nebraska ...