Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

No list of “best romantasy books” is complete without Sarah J. Maas, and her A Court of Thorns and Roses series. The story follows Feyre, a young woman captured by a Fae after she kills one of his ...

Just 2 meters under the water of Playa de Palma, archaeologists have discovered a surprisingly well-preserved Roman merchant ship that sank about 1.7 thousand years ago. The vessel, dubbed the Ses ...

Big dogs play badass roles every day as guard dogs, herding dogs, service dogs, and countless other vital jobs that canines ...

Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet isn’t just another pretty place to snap photos for your social media – it’s 9,100 acres of botanical wonderland that will make you question whether you’ve ...

Nestled along the South Carolina coast, Brookgreen Gardens transforms 9,100 acres of former rice plantations into a mesmerizing sanctuary where towering live oaks draped with Spanish moss stand guard ...

Eos, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, with her abode the sky, was perhaps the most resplendent of all the beings in the ...

For wealthy Romans, a night on the town was an epic progress from party to party, sometimes with a few dive bars between. An NFL kicker just hit a 68-yard field goal. Yes, you read that right.

For more than 30 years after opening, the Huntington held the best art collection in the L.A. suburbs. With new additions, ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ...

Watch how Cleopatra VII transformed herself into the living embodiment of the goddess Isis, captivated Rome’s greatest leaders, and used mythic power and strategy to defend Egypt’s independence—this ...