"Any animal that passes inside meets instant death. I threw in sparrows and they immediately breathed their last and fell." ...

In April 2020, a sinkhole formed in front of the historic Pantheon in Rome, Italy. While the sinkhole itself was … Continue ...

By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens ...

In the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus seems to come down on the side of the broadest possible application of the love ethic. And by emphasizing a particular type of love – the gut-wrenching kind – ...

Sri Lanka is becoming a tourism hotspot for Ayurvedic medicine. Autumn Phillips discusses her experience of yoga, meditation and retreats in her latest column.

Ruled by Hades, the god of the underworld, the infernal rivers of Greek mythology are often mentioned in ancient literature.

The British Museum should return the ancient treasures to Greece for the sake of art, not nationalism.

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Insider tip: Use the side entrance ... foray into Greek waters. Built as a place of worship to Poseidon, the god of the sea, earthquakes and horses, the fifth-century-BC Temple of Poseidon ...

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During their excavation of the site in 2013, archaeologists reported witnessing several birds dropping dead after flying too ...