Dozens of drawings Michelangelo made while planning the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel will go on view at the Muscarelle ...

At the turn of the 16th century, Florence was the scene for "what may have been the ultimate clash of the titans of Western art", said Robert Fox in The London Standard. In about 1504, the "ageing ...

The artist's latest exhibition, "To Step Beyond" at New York's Lévy Gorvy Dayan, showcases his restless and relentless examination of the Arte Povera tension between techné and nature.

Behavioral psychology says that punishment is an ineffective motivational tool, because its effects are only temporary. While punishment may suppress undesirable behavior temporarily, it fails to ...

in your everyday interactions with a partner and grow together as a unit. Michelangelo once famously shared the sentiment that he didn’t create his sculptures, but merely uncovered the ...

In Colombia, a new species of scorpion, Tityus achilles, has been identified for the first time. This specimen, capable of projecting its venom at a distance, intrigues scientists with its unusual ...

"The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. [Cf. Council of Florence (1439): DS 1304; Council of ...

I wanted to make my research accessible to a larger audience—particularly to share some groundbreaking findings on one of ...

Shortly after being sworn in, President Donald Trump signed an order to expand the death penalty, confirming a widespread expectation that the Department of Justice may seek capital punishment more ...

The Death Penalty Information Center’s recent annual report contained good news for those opposed to capital punishment. The number of new death sentences remained small by historical standards ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order seeking to overturn Supreme Court precedents restricting capital punishment and expand states’ access to lethal drugs used in executions.