As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Dating back to the 7th century BC, it stretches over 13,000 miles across the Chinese landscape, snaking through rugged ...

The heart is universally recognised, its iconography found in art, advertising, and everyday exchanges. For Valentine's Day, hearts on cards, as cakes and balloons and as one of the most used emojis, ...

The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars ...

Other ancient texts tend to provide recipes for healing that read more like magic spells than a medical how-to. The Edwin Smith Papyrus, in contrast, is an organized guide that presents a prognosis ...

Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles, and Tinker Hatfield in Portland. Humans Moved to Europe Earlier Than We Thought Man Finds Ancient Fossilized Vomit. Gross.

Experts say the discovery "opens a window into the spiritual world of communities that lived approximately 10,000 years ago.” ...

Included in the finds were ancient stone hand axes that date back to as far as 1.5 million years ago. The ancient lake that has long been home to all of these hand axes offers a peak into the ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Once again, a presidential administration headed by Donald Trump is in the spotlight over allegations of hidden fascist sympathies. This time, it’s precipitated by what one observer ...

The moon is a well-known symbol of Our Lady. Two meanings especially have been popular. In comparison with Christ, who is called sol invictus, Mary is the moon who receives grace and glory from Christ ...

The first trailer for drama series “Other People’s Money,” which has its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival, debuts here. Variety spoke to its producers and the creator-showrunner ...