Mani Ratnam39s Ravan lent the 39demon king39 shades of white and grayThe ancient Jain scriptures say he will be one of the next 24 Jain tirthankaras or revered souls Legend has it that Ravan and his w ...

If you are sneezing this spring, you are not alone. Every year, plants release billions of pollen grains into the air, specks ...

A baby pudu at the Oakland Zoo has been given the name Quilla after a moon goddess in Incan culture, the zoo said.

Palynologists who study tiny pollen fossils share 4 stories found in grains that fell hundreds to millions of years ago.

Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism ...

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In an archaeological first, German researchers have found a depiction of major Assyrian deities carved onto a relief.

Tikal developed from a small “watering hole” into one of the biggest and most powerful Maya cities of Mesoamerica.

It would be too easy and too inaccurate to write these places off as strange anomalies — one-off quirks in a city filled with ...

Even after 2,000 years of exposure to the intense heat and humidity of the Yucatán jungles, the temples, statues, and murals ...

There’s growing evidence that the Netanyahu government has designs over all territory occupied by Palestinians.

Researchers said the brutal human sacrifice rituals were likely intended to appease the Mayan rain god Chaac, but further studies, including DNA analysis of the bones, were needed to better ...