Rachel Feltman: These days, science and magic are generally thought of as being diametrically opposed: fact versus fiction, reason versus fantasy, modern sensibilities versus archaic misconceptions.

A group of artists will stage performances and interventions at the Getty Center inspired by its exhibition, The Wondrous Cosmos in Medieval Manuscripts. Every summer, the Getty Center has given free ...

LONDON — A rare astronomy tool that helped medieval scientists tell time will remain in Britain after the British Museum scrambled to come up with the money to buy it. The brass device, called an ...