Scientists have discovered a rare blue fruit that reflects light structurally, attracting birds while inspiring research into ...

Shinehah Bigham is not your typical outdoor enthusiast. Exploring local watersheds through every season for decades, Bigham is skilled at recognizing natural materials called “earth pigments” that she ...

MASSILLON – The Massillon Museum will offer a free member workshop, Introduction to Earth Pigment with Emily Vigil, on Nov. 14, at 2:30 p.m. Participants will try mixing watercolor and acrylic paint ...

Tempera is a painting medium that has been used to decorate everything from early Egyptian sarcophagi to India's rock-cut temples. The medium was particularly popular with medieval and early ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest intact biological colors on Earth, according to research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. An international team led by ...

The Massillon Museum, 121 Lincoln Way E, will offer the workshop “Introduction to Earth Pigment” with Emily Vigil for museum members at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 14. Participants will try to mix watercolor and ...

For thousands of years, artists have used a surprising ingredient in their paints: egg yolk. This type of paint, called egg tempera, has been found in ancient Egyptian mummy portraits, medieval ...

Scientists have identified the blue quandong as the only fruit that appears truly blue due to structural colouration rather than pigment.