For thousands of years sirens have lured sailors, haunted coastlines—and shapeshifted through myth and media. Here's how they ...

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The author of the Myth of Monsters series recommends works that tell, or retell, these strange and wonderful stories for ...

A recent study by Dr. Jana Matuszak, published in the academic journal Iraq, examines the mythical narrative contained in a ...

A scholar has recently discovered a previously unknown Sumerian myth inscribed on a long-overlooked 4,400-year-old tablet.

The translation of Sumerian tablet from Nippur reveals a rare myth of storm god Ishkur and the earliest trickster fox.

Politics The Biggest Myth About Immigrating to the U.S. So many well-meaning Americans have a reasonable view of immigration—but not enough understanding about how the system actually works.

6 hydration myths that could be hurting your health Think you need 8 cups of water a day? Or that coffee dehydrates you? Experts debunk the most common misconceptions about staying hydrated.

Health New Research Debunks Myth That Brain Cells Stop Growing After Childhood The adult brain still carries stem cells that grow, divide, and eventually become new mature neurons.

Using medicine can help Black Myth: Wukong players get rid of all status ailments.

You might have heard of the term heat lightning, the idea that lightning can strike without a storm. This is actually not true.

Dominique Thorne spoke with Deadline about the introduction of a new Marvel villain in the finale of Ironheart ...