Although the Earth’s been decidedly blue for 600 million years, rising populations of phytoplankton caused by rising ...

Through her thought-provoking practice, New York-based artist Prune Nourry challenges perceptions of femininity, the sacred and the body’s resilience, as seen in her new exhibition in Paris.

One of the key areas of recent research is the study of ochre, a natural earth pigment that has been used in rock art for thousands of years. A review of ochre archaeometry has highlighted the ...

Earth's oceans may have been green for billions of years until the first photosynthetic organisms flooded our atmosphere with ...

Purple Earth Hypothesis suggests Earth was once a purple planet. Early microbes used retinal, not chlorophyll, for ...

Scientists study how tiny pigments in leaves use quantum mechanics to transfer energy efficiently for better solar panels.

realgar and red earth pigments, highlighting the sophisticated techniques used in adorning the palace. This significant find casts light on the artistic prowess of Nero's time, indicating a high ...

The Los Angeles-based artist’s Orange County Museum of Art show features luminous, airy painting she composes with homemade ...

Some cyanobacteria have pigments that specialise in harvesting green light to power photosynthesis, which may be because they ...

Picture a primordial Earth: a world of muted browns, greys and greens. Fast forward to today, and Earth teems with a ...

Scientists have found that an increase in water salinity in the cells of the marine diatom Nitzschia weakens the connections ...