Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

"It is always difficult to establish if the eclipses were seen in the ancient past as bad omens or good omens." ...

An international team of archeologists have discovered a massive tomb that belonged to one of ancient Egypt ’s earliest ...

You wouldn’t think that someone who goes around banging a drum in the streets before dawn and waking up the whole ...

Harvard scientist Dr. Willie Soon introduces a bold hypothesis that a mathematical formula could prove the existence of God. Drawing upon the fine-tuning argument, he suggests that the universe's ...

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods ...

A few centuries ago, reformers like Martin Luther challenged the teachings of the Catholic church. He felt their abuses did more harm than good. Luther developed what became known as the five solas, ...

Mount Roraima is a flat-topped formation with crystal-clear pools, waterfalls and a unique ecosystem that has been isolated from the surrounding savanna for millions of years.

For the first time in more than a century, since Howard Carter unearthed the final resting place of King Tut, Egyptologists have uncovered a decorated royal tomb in the Luxor area, west of the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Age of Empires is one of greatest strategy game series of all time, but the remake of its mythological spinoff is the most recent highlight. Age of Mythology Retold launched last year to strong ...

In a bid to help her five-year-old son share the excitement of his new baby brother coming along, Lois Meads, 41, from Denbighshire, Wales, let her older son Drago, now eight, help pick a name for his ...