In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...

Credit: Mariordo / CC BY-SA 4.0 Archaeologists working at the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s grand palace in ancient Rome, have uncovered a rare and remarkable artifact: a large ingot of Egyptian blue, ...

If you’ve ever suffered from dry, irritated eyes or struggled to fall asleep after a long day of staring at your computer, you may have been tempted to purchase a pair of blue-light-blocking ...

Known as “Egyptian Blue,” it’s among the oldest synthetic pigments in the world, with the newly found ingot weighing more than five pounds. Archaeologists excavating the Domus Aurea, ...

“The White Lotus” Season 4 has officially been greenlit by HBO, with production eyed for 2026. It is unclear where the fourth season will take place, or whether any cast members will retur ...

This discovery includes a remarkable collection of pigments, among which stands out an exceptionally large ingot of Egyptian blue. As part of the recent excavations, archaeologists found traces of ...

Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park Across the ...

Both are predominantly agricultural provinces renowned for their flat horizons, and just as Dorothy famously departed one, so the Lotus Eletre would seem to belong an awfully long way from the other.