From Titian Red to Alice Blue to Scheele’s Green, this is where the history books meet the artist’s palette.

DESIGN
The special-edition cat paw mugs sold out in a day when they were released in Starbucks stores in China.
Austin homeowner Emilio Rodriguez really, really likes pink. He told local reporters, "I love this house. I don't know why people don't like it."
The Portland Loo is a patented public bathroom that resists loitering and vandalism. It also doesn't have a sink, and it might be coming to a city near you.
You'd be forgiven for thinking the two terms are interchangeable, but they actually refer to two different styles of shirt.
College student David Hall paid the ultimate tribute to 'Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi' by recreating the movie's climatic battle scene with 100,000 LEGO bricks.
The Vatican's Swiss Guard has worn the same metal helmets since the 1500s. Now, after centuries of neck pain and burns from the Sun, they've switched to 3D-printed plastic.
A fan-made, motorized LEGO set that pays homage to the Queen song 'Breakthru' just made its own breakthrough, so to speak.
Architectural innovation has been a defining feature of societies since then our ancient relatives began construction shelters 400,000 years ago. From energy-efficient designs to community-based spaces, these seven designs could help shape the future.
Architectural innovation has been a defining feature of societies since then our ancient relatives began construction shelters 400,000 years ago. From energy-efficient designs to community-based spaces, these seven designs could help shape the future.
Jeremy Shellhorn got the idea to turn the lettering into a font as the designer-in-residence for Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
The solution is simple enough. But it comes at a cost.
From the humble house cat to the pointy-eared lynx.
It took decades, and a lot of injured feet, to get us to the stay-tab can we know and love today.
In 1628, the 'Vasa' sank on its maiden voyage. For the next 300 years, it sat in a watery grave—until one man sparked a monumental effort to salvage it.
Charles-Joseph Minard's map of Napoleon's invasion of Russia has been called the best statistical graphic ever created.
The clocks were invented during The Great Depression to bring joy to families across America.
Some trace inverted trees—which are popping up in malls, retails stores, and homes across the country this holiday season—back to medieval tradition. But what's the real story?