Researchers named the parasitic creature Sirenobethylus charybdis —both after the sirens of Greek mythology that lured in ...

The recently discovered Sirenobethylus charybdis has features not seen in any known insect living today, researchers say.

In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is a figure notorious for his cruel punishment in the underworld. He is tasked with pushing a ...

This idea – that we must put in more effort to perfect a good night’s sleep – is a myth that Van de Laar is keen to dispel. “If you ask a person who sleeps well, ‘How do you sleep well?’ ...

Credit: Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Many people have at least heard of the name Orestes, which is the name of a prominent figure of ancient Greek mythology, but how many of us are actually ...

Myth makes rivulets from where history has been dammed. The word “anger” is derived from an old Germanic word angaz that means a distressing narrowness, a squeezed, aching grip. Nussbaum theorises ...

“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 ...

A former chief of staff of the Defence Forces has told Prime Time that "neutrality as a statement in a globalised world is a myth." Retired Vice Admiral Mark Mellett also said Russia’s ...

“The myth that women of color did not develop endometriosis is especially pernicious,” Ballweg said. “In the Endometriosis Association, we knew this idea that Black women did not get ...

In Greek mythology, Orpheus descends into the underworld to retrieve his beloved Eurydice, who’s died from a serpent’s bite. His music, so achingly beautiful, moves Hades to allow Eurydice to ...