"I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one ...
In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the ...
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Dangote Refinery To Sell Petrol In Dollars?
Are the denizens of Nige­ria’s petroleum sector continuously looking for ways to return Ni­gerians to the “Egypt” of pover­ty, much like Sisyphus of Greek mythology, who keeps returning uphill the ...
An ancient wasp may have used an odd structure at its rear end to capture insects and lay its eggs on or inside of them, ...
In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is a figure notorious for his cruel punishment in the underworld. He is tasked with pushing a ...
As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...
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?’ ...
Immortal Pillars is a great addition to Age of Mythology: Retold, finally giving the Chinese pantheon its due. New units and God Powers radically shake things up on the battlefield, and while the ...
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 ...