Topic: Leonardo Da Vinci

Full-body scan or not? Europe divided on airport security steps

Belgium, Spain are skeptical that there's a need for more full-body airport scanning machines. France and Germany are uncommitted as European Union members meet today to discuss airport security measures.

The 10 most pirated eBooks of 2009

Opinion: 'Anyone could paint that' and 7 other myths about art

Our reticence to discuss art maintains the popular misconceptions that keep us from effectively engaging it.

Vanished Smile

The true story of the stranger-than-fiction heist of the Mona Lisa in 1911.

Museums push to decode Leonardo da Vinci

Elusive and prolific, the artist-inventor owns a pop-culture profile that both lures and detracts.

Garden 'siteseeing' - return visits

Visits to garden blogs

Giordano Bruno: Philosopher/Heretic

Giordano Bruno was a philosopher before his time.

Bad boy and diving diva flout China's athletic norm

Badminton player Lin Dan and diver Guo Jingjing stand out – both as gold medalists and as rebels in a sports system specifically designed to avoid such things.

Thank you, Leonardo

Appreciation for one of gardening's most useful pieces of equipment.

The Archimedes Codex unpeeled by modern technological sleuthing

Deciphering latent script on ancient parchment makes curator Will Noel's job an Indiana Jones-style adventure

The Archimedes Codex unpeeled by modern technological sleuthing

Deciphering latent script on ancient parchment makes curator Will Noel's job an Indiana Jones-style adventure

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Nauru scrambles as Australia closes island's detention center

The tiny Pacific island is losing a key source of income.

Humor: One woman's plea for more organized playtime

Forget the experts who say kids need unstructured recreation. I once had it. Now I can't dance, play the violin, skate, do karate, or speak in public.