Unknown artist, "Snail" (c. 1350), The Netherlands, illumination on parchment from Jacob van Maerlant's Der naturen bloeme (image via Wikimedia Commons) "Very often, people think that they're laughing ...

Unknown artist, A Salamander; France (formerly Flanders); (circa 1270 CE); tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 7 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.; Ms. Ludwig XV 3, fol. 95v; A Franco-Flemish ...

The Middle Ages aren’t just about heroic knights and epic battles. If there’s one thing that never fails to boost our mood, it’s medieval art! It’s colorful, creative, quirky, and goofy, and it ...

Three-hundred-million-year-old fossil creatures serve as “natural thermometers” and hold clues to Earth’s past and future climate, believes Texas A&M University professor Ethan Grossman, who’s been ...

One close glimpse of a modern bird, especially around the eyes, and it may feel like you're looking into the ancient past, when massive creatures walked the Earth and soared across its skies. It's ...

(Nanowerk News) Soft robotics is the study of creating robots from soft materials, which has the advantage of flexibility and safety in human interactions. These robots are well-suited for ...

Paleontologists have uncovered a lost world beneath Florida's Gulf Coast. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 Sign up for our Newsletters According to a report from our ...