As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

In Greek mythology, Aether was a god of light and the god of the Upper Sky. He had an especially prominent role in Orphic mythology.

Astronomers have discovered a gigantic black hole named Gaia BH3 hiding close to the earth, the third of its kind. All three were discovered by the European Space Agency’s Gaia telescope ...

A mother’s love is said to be pure and unconditional—a shield that protects her children from every harm. But what if that ...

Tiger Woods announced Feb. 4 that his mother has died. “It is with heartfelt sadness that I want to share that my dear mother, Kultida Woods, passed away early this morning,” he wrote on ...

While Greek experts say the quakes, measuring up to magnitude 4.7, are not linked to Santorini’s dormant volcano, they acknowledge that the pattern of seismic activity is cause for concern.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A series of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini have led authorities to shut down schools, dispatch rescue teams with sniffer dogs and send instructions to ...