If an African violet refuses to bloom, the cause is often insufficient light. An area of your home that receives bright, filtered light is best. An east window, where the plants will get some ...

Archaeologists have uncovered what may be the oldest human-made drawings ever found. Discovered in a cave in South Africa, the cross-hatch pattern was drawn in red ochre and found to date back ...

It is rare to give gifts on your birthday, but Pablo Picasso did just that for his 80th. “Flowers for UCLA” is an original drawing that Picasso gave the university for hosting a celebration in ...

His team noticed the ancient drawing while examining thousands of stone fragments and tools excavated in 2011 from cave sediment. Other finds have included 100,000- to 70,000-year-old pigment ...

Plants that made journey from South Africa / Many of flowers that look right at home here originated half a world away. By Erle Nickel, Special to The Chronicle March 7, 2007.