The ancient Greeks looked to use the four main elements to interpret reality and the world. Empedocles was the proponent of ...

May 1, 2025 • Re-entry from space is challenging because of many factors, including heat. Marcos Fernandez-Tous, assistant professor in the department of space studies at the University of North ...

The classic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and their travels to the underworld gets a modern retelling in the Lutcher Theater’s latest Broadway musical. Anais Mitchell’s “Hadestown ...

But behind the sugary smiles and cartoonish ears lies a far older and more complex tale. One steeped in ancient myth, pagan fertility rites, and cultural evolution. This is the Easter Bunny as you’ve ...

The Pantheon of Gods has returned in Doctor Who's newest episode in an unexpected way - with a menacing cartoon character. Mr Ring-a-Ding, the animated character voiced by Alan Cumming ...

Rejecting the "deficit myth" — and understanding that a nation with its own currency is not like a household and can responsibly manage its finances to achieve societal goals — will allow for ...

When looking at this history, one needs also to examine the myths created by two poets that still cloud, to this day, the reality of the events 250 years ago. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow beginning ...

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 ...

There was a home run in San Diego scripted 100 percent by (who else) the baseball gods. … There was a pitcher who issued a walk after he’d gotten ejected. … And there was a guy who stole six ...

Charles Pulliam-Moore is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Sinners ...