Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, they created a culture that influenced both civilizations.

Each Valentine’s Day, when I see images of the chubby winged god Cupid taking aim with his bow and arrow at his unsuspecting ...

For the first time, scientists have completed an in-depth analysis of fossilized soft tissues from a plesiosaur ...

With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since ...

As far as we know Neptune is the furthest full-size planet in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun some 2.69 billion miles away. But that doesn’t mean astronomers aren’t keeping a close eye on it and ...

On Feb. 7, a connection that only happens every 18 years will occur: Neptune and the North Node are conjunct in the dreamy ...

If you look south just after dark, you’ll see the easily recognizable constellation Orion, the Hunter. Above and to the ...