German divers searching the Baltic Sea for discarded fishing nets have stumbled upon a rare Enigma cipher machine used by the Nazi military during World War Two which they believe was thrown overboard from a scuttled submarine.

The heritage has come under threat despite being passed down through generations.

A 10-foot-tall metallic monolith appeared mysteriously atop a Central California mountain this week, then vanished just as suddenly early on Thursday in what seemed to be a copycat of one that appeared and then vanished in a Utah desert.

On Saturday, 40 works in a range of styles by Balinese, Indonesian and international artists will go under the hammer live at Larasati Bali Art Space at Tebesaya Gallery, Ubud.

An exhibition, aptly titled “LAWAN!!!” (Fight!!!), sends a strong message of defiance, a positive attitude in response to the present situation.

The mystery of how a metal monolith appeared in the Utah desert remains, but the riddle of its removal seems to have been solved -- and sadly, has nothing to do with aliens.

A shiny metal monolith vanished on Tuesday from Romania's mountainous Neamt county, four days after its sudden appearance close to an ancient Dacian fortress sparked speculation it may be related to a mystery structure seen in the United States.

Inclusiveness, interaction, inspiration are just some of the "ins" of the inaugural InklusiFest 2020, which draws together participants living with and without disabilities in virtual events aimed to share and learn – and a chance at breaking a national record together.

Bethlehem is shaping up for a dismal Christmas: most of the inns are closed, the shepherds are likely to be under lockdown and there are few visitors from the east, or anywhere else.

In an ancient monastery behind huge medieval battlements in a hilltop town just south of Rome, 10 monks are striving to keep alive a 1,600-year-old spiritual tradition against increasing odds.

Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris will echo with song on Christmas Eve as it holds its first choir concert since the massive fire that nearly destroyed the gothic masterpiece last year.

Researchers have long imagined a correlation between psychotropic substance and cave art but they didn't have any substantial proof... until recently. 

Aji's -- which means grandmother -- was founded in 2018 by Sthapit, her sister Irina and husband Pursarth Tuladhar, selling a variety of products including knitwear, blankets and jewelry.

Artists are taking over New York storefronts made empty by the coronavirus pandemic, receiving invaluable free exposure and breathing life into depressed shopping streets.

It's an ideal pairing for the COVID-19 era: a musician who cannot play for a live audience and sumptuous museums that cannot welcome visitors. Cellist Camille Thomas has put them together to create what she hopes will be a balm for troubled times.

A rare public protest in Cuba of more than 300 artists, activists and members of the public outside the culture ministry to denounce repression and censorship ended early on Saturday after demonstrators said they agreed with officials to open an unprecedented dialogue.

A mysterious metal monolith found in the remote desert of the western United States, sparking a national guessing game over how it got there, has apparently disappeared, officials said.

Ecoprint or eco-printing is a technique of coloring and printing on various media using flowers and leaves to capture their patterns and colors with the help of natural dyes and other materials.

A violinist in London's oldest symphony orchestra is delighted that rehearsals have resumed thanks to a rapid, lab-free COVID-19 test that gives the musicians the confidence to work together again.

The Museum of London announced a project to collect the dreams of Londoners during the coronavirus pandemic as a way to document the impact of the crisis.

With small theatres and cinemas closed, concert halls dark, and tours and premieres cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions, Greece's live entertainment scene, already weakened by a decade-long economic crisis, is walking a tightrope.

Thanksgiving is an official American holiday that celebrates one of the country's founding myths.

Milan's La Scala will broadcast a music and dance gala from its empty auditorium next month after it was forced to abandon its traditional December opening with an opera for the first time since World War Two due to the pandemic.

Wearing blackface, thick red lips, and an afro wig, the festive character of Black Pete causes outrage abroad but still thrives in the Netherlands and parts of Belgium.

Two of Charles Darwin's notebooks containing his pioneering ideas on evolution and his famous "Tree of Life" sketch are missing, believed stolen. 

A mysterious metal "obelisk" found buried in the remote western United States desert has inflamed the imaginations of UFO spotters, conspiracy theorists and Stanley Kubrick fans around the world.

Born in 1925, Tino Sidin introduced children of the 1970s and 1980s to the joy of art through the television show Gemar Menggambar (I Love to Paint). 

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With a small art gallery in the Afghan capital, Marzia Panahi aims to revive the use of felt in art, to showcase her war-torn country's creativity and to try to create jobs for young people hit hard by the pandemic.

Dozens of exuberant villagers scooped up handfuls of cow dung to mold and toss at each other like snowballs this week for the Gorehabba festival, a local conclusion to India's most important festival, Diwali.