Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president ...

Many varieties of ancient Greek healing herbs grow on "Asclepius Path," Mount Kerketion, where god of medicine, Asclepius, collected them.

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

The shedding of a snake’s skin carries deep meaning — it is a symbol of transformation and renewal. Could this year be a year ...

A 28-foot snake coils up through the atrium for "Le La Serpent," a monumental project evoking the creation myth of Adam, Eve, ...

This imagery traces back to Asclepius, the ancient Greek god of healing, whose worship involved the use of snakes. A bronze snake is pictured at Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan City, southwest China ...

In ancient Egypt, a rearing cobra ... with the caduceus of Hermes - emissary and messenger of the Greek gods. His staff has two snakes winding up its length and topped by wings.

I want the wearer to feel its strength, passion and wisdom,’ says Mouzannar. In Greek mythology, snakes represent the beginning of life. They have been inspirational for contemporary Greek jewellers, ...

Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...