The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright ...

Most religious mythologies reflect how various peoples experience the world. Mesopotamia had really bad weather and tribal ...

Scientists have unravelled a mystery about the disappearance of dwarf hippos and elephants that once roamed the picturesque landscape on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus before palaeolithic humans ...

The bronze sword was unearthed by archaeologists at an ancient fort in the Nile Delta. It was emblazoned with the signature ...

When it comes to mental illness, we've come a long way since the days of superstition and sorcery. But we still have work to ...

Kaos has become a hit with its use of Greek mythology, but what does the show look like from the eyes of a historian of ...

Netflix's Kaos is a British series that is a contemporary retelling of ancient gods in Greek Mythology. The eight-episode ...

Curiously, the Arcadian Pallantium, from which Evander came, had been founded by Pallas, son of Lycaon (whom Zeus had ...

The Netflix series KAOS tries to breathe its own life into the age-old Greek myths as three humans rise to challenge the ...

In the Netflix series KAOS, Zeus, the King of the gods, freaks out when he discovers a new wrinkle on his forehead. He's ...

Many ancient Greek statues depict male figures with what we might consider today to be small penises. This is quite ...