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Nature

Venice Lagoon becomes surprise hit with pink flamingos

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Culture news

Restored Dancing Shiva statue unveiled in Cambodia

Cambodia has unveiled a restored 10th-century Dancing Shiva statue from Koh Ker, rebuilt from more than 10,000 fragments after years of careful conservation.

Tech News

Old masters, new methods: The tech transforming art restoration

From an AI-generated mask that can restore a 15th-century painting in three hours to scientists developing eco-friendly cleaning gels from renewable materials, a new wave of technology is saving masterpieces.

Nature

Could Norway help save Europe’s native flat oysters?

Norway has one of the last disease-free populations of flat oysters.

Tech News

How high-tech dermatology lasers are reviving France’s art treasures

From medieval sculptures to Renaissance gems, the lasers are helping experts at France’s leading restoration lab bring cultural masterpieces back to their former glory.

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Culture news

Medieval Hungarian library battles beetle infection to save national treasures

The abbey at Pannonhalma was founded in 996, four years before the establishment of the Hungarian Kingdom. Sitting upon a tall hill in northwestern Hungary, the abbey houses the country's oldest collection of books, as well as many of its earliest and most important written records.

Culture news

Failed art restorations: intention is not the only thing that counts

Preserving cultural heritage in order to transmit its value to new generations should be a priority. But the process can get complicated when current views end up sweeping away the past.

Moments

Discover Taiwan’s living history on this 113-year-old mountain train

The railway was originally built to transport cargo but this recently restored heritage route has since swapped timber for tourists.

Culture news

London Zoo has found 230 mystery film reels: Can you help unlock them?

ZSL has uncovered 230 mystery film reels - some nearly 80 years old - and needs public help to digitise them before they degrade for good. The footage could reveal forgotten moments in wildlife history, but time is running out.

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After the 2024 Valencia floods, thousands of photos are to be restored

In Valencia, with the help of volunteers and artificial intelligence, technicians are restoring thousands of photos damaged by last October's floods.

Art

Behind the scenes of Rubens’ restoration: A painting too large to move

Restorers at Antwerp’s Royal Fine Arts Museum are carefully restoring Peter Paul Rubens' massive 'Enthroned Madonna Adored by Saints' masterpiece in full view of the public.

Culture news

Florence’s secret Vasari Corridor re-opens to the public

The Uffizi’s hidden Medici passageway has opened to the public for the first time following an eight-year restoration.

Art

Milan’s Palazzo Citterio modern art museum to open after 50-year wait

The new museum, part of the ambitious Grande Brera cultural complex, will open its doors to the public on Saturday (7 December).

Design

In Pictures: First images of France's Notre Dame restored interior

The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is edging closer to a full re-opening following years of reconstruction work. For the first time since the 2019 fire, the interior is visible to the public.

Travel News

Could this abandoned Communist monument become a tourist attraction?

The UFO-shaped Buzludzha monument was abandoned after the fall of the Communist regime in Bulgaria.

Destinations

Romanian village restores century-old houses to boost tourism

"Once the tourists enter the gate, they can feel all the privacy they need, romantic and comfortable intimacy," said one house owner.

Travel News

Notre Dame Cathedral reopening date revealed

The restoration has taken five years, following a devastating fire in 2019.