Winter fashion is quite different from summer dress in the mountains. One of the more stylish coats seen on the slopes belongs to the ermine. The animal is a handsome, foot-long, slinky tube of ...

For centuries, kings and queens have enrobed themselves in luxurious fur called ermine—which has a rich history. An ermine shares a gaze with Cecilia Gallerani, lady-in-waiting of the Duke of Milan, ...

Just down from the summit, a mountain lake emptied into streams before the waters converged and fell over the rock face to the valley below. We had climbed the rocky path along the waterfall earlier ...

French scientist Pascal Cotte has astounded art historians with a major discovery about Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece Lady With an Ermine (1489-90), the BBC reports. Until now, it had been assumed ...

Although Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa” is the artist’s most famous painting, it may not be his most intriguing, accomplished or beautiful. It may not even be his best portrait. A strong contender in that ...