Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

The brightly lit snake lanterns coil from oversized heads that don't fit the usual image of the slithery reptile — they are ...

This holiday season in Moscow is a perfect time to visit an anniversary Ice Moscow. Within the Family festival which will celebrate its 10th birthday from December 29, 2024 to January 12, 2025. Once ...

Slither into the spirit of the Year of the Snake with snake shrines in Japan! Discover shrines in Japan where snakes are ...

While we bid farewell to the Year of the Wood Dragon, the legendary Chinese dragon remains a powerful symbol, deeply rooted ...

Smithsonian Magazine offers up a few other ancient creatures that could fit the bill, including Nile crocodiles, goannas, and ...

Thousands of tourists, pagans, druids and people simply yearning for the promise of spring marked the dawn of the shortest day of the year Saturday at the ancient Stonehenge monument. Revelers cheered ...

A 1,200-year-old ancient capital in Japan is having an astonishing revival and being rebuilt after lost remnants were found in rice paddy fields. The stunning Daigokuden Hall of Heijo Palace ...

Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity north of the Alps mountain range. The inscribed amulet was found ...

Muller also elected free agency, and has recently signed with NPB's Chunichi Dragons. The 6-foot-7 left-hander was the A's Opening Day starter in 2023, not long after the club acquired him.

In the new study, researchers looked not to the depths of the oceans but to ancient strata along the northwest edge of a mountain on Japan's Hokkaido Island. The rocks, or tuffs, formed from volcanic ...