From thunder gods to serpent slayers, scholars are reconstructing myths that vanished millennia ago. How much further can we ...

Movies are among the most powerful drivers of pop culture, which is why the images and ideas they present often leave a ...

The House of Seven Gables really has seven pointy roofs. Hawthorne turned this house into a famous spooky story. A secret staircase hides inside the chimney like a magic trick. The building tilts and ...

Before humans arrived, North America was home to towering mammals and apex predators—creatures that pushed the limits of life on land. Their extinction still raises questions ...

New research suggests Easter Island's moai were stood up vertically and 'walked' along carefully crafted roads.

Scientists have discovered evidence of stone megastructures on the Karst Plateau on the border of Slovenia and Italy that ...

The team looked for an explanation as to why the myth involved a seventh bright star, visible to the naked eye. Running ...

Human activity may be triggering the greatest extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs, according to scientists. Their study, based on a review of decades of research on ...