Gelasius is also responsible for a popular celebration which is still marked every year - establishing St Valentine's Day on ...

Speaking politely to AI reveals deep human instincts — from cognitive shortcuts to seeing minds where none exist. Courtesy shapes better interactions, but the "ghost" in the machine is only a ...

The Wendigo of Native American lore, the Sphinx of ancient Egypt, the Kraken said to terrorize the ocean — discover these and more of the most riveting mythical creatures.

Nigerian historical fantasy OSAMEDE will screen at the 2025 Cannes Film Market on May 17 at the Pavillon Afriques, marking a ...

What if the secret to stronger teams isn’t in strategy, but in celebration? This ancient ritual holds the clue.

There aren’t many societies in the world ·today where the gods are taken seriously. But in Africa, gods are still real. Soyinka has made extraordinary explorations into African mythic prototypes, ...

Across the diverse landscapes of Africa, there is a bird ... Revered as a god, this bird represents a bridge between the past and the present, tradition and modernity. Its image, once depicted in ...

The team has uncovered and photographed scenes that reveal how ancient Egyptians depicted and worshipped their gods and how they conceived of the universe through the astronomical objects and ...

Just outside the city of Masvingo in southern Zimbabwe lie the majestic ruins of Great Zimbabwe—an ancient city whose ... The origins of Great Zimbabwe in Africa trace back to the Gokomere ...

Because of the current harsh conditions, DNA preservation in the area is rare, making this ancient DNA study especially valuable. Genomic analysis shows that the individuals from the Takarkori rock ...

In Roman mythology, Apollo was the sun god while the solar deity in ancient Chinese mythology was Xihe, who drove the carriage that transported the sun. Whether in the East or the West ...

Apollo in the temple of Zeus. Credit: wikimedia commons / Egisto Sani cc by 2.0 One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? What ...