“We see it turn red not because of some mythical fire-breathing dragon, but because of the properties of the Earth’s atmosphere scattering light.” Unlike solar eclipses, which require ...

“Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus,” by John William Waterhouse, 1891. Circe was among one of the most famous femme fatales in Greek mythology. Credit: Public Domain There are many strong and ...

The seduction goes very literally to the title, Leda and the Swan, which refers to a myth from classical antiquity. In the myth, the god Jupiter assumes the form of a swan in order to ravish the ...

A jury in the Swan Boat Club trial was selected Monday morning. Suspect Marshella Chidester is accused of driving drunk and crashing through the wall of the club, killing two young children during ...

This year's logo prominently features several golden gears, which nods to the Mythical Pokémon Magearna. This Steel and Fairy creature was introduced in Gen 7's Pokémon Sun and Moon. Each year ...

However, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers have debunked this myth, explaining that bacteria transfer can occur immediately upon contact. “Bacteria can transfer to food the moment it ...

Look a little closer, though, and something is different. Each swan has an individuality that’s unusual in “Swan Lake,” a ballet in which the corps de ballet typically strives for absolute ...

“Swan Lake” premiered in 1877 with a libretto of uncertain authorship, a score by neophyte ballet composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and choreography, now lost, by the now forgotten Julius ...

The two mythical Pokémon appearing during this event will be Kubfu and Urshifu. Players will likely have a chance to catch these Pokémon as part of a special event, but we’ll have to find out ...

Thirty years ago Siddharth Dube, a writer, visited a small village in northern India near the site of a historic peasants’ revolt. He found plenty that remained enraging: mud huts, primitive ...