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Spielberg executive produced one of the best sci-fi shows to grace the small screen - and its cancellation still stings.
Thousands of life-size terra-cotta soldiers stand in Pit 1, the largest repository of figurines at the third-century B.C. funerary complex of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, near Xi’an, China.
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Gen Beta babies—are coming into the world amidst artificial intelligence and other new technologies. So it’s not ...
During the purification ritual a number of new kami, including Amaterasu (the Sun Goddess) and her brother Susanoo (the kami of the wind and storms) were created. Izanagi gave Amaterasu authority ...
Maybe you can name every Greek god ever committed to mythology; maybe you just know Nike, goddess of victory, thanks to her line of footwear. Either way, it’s hard not to know a little something ...
Terra is a new low-level system programming language that is designed to interoperate seamlessly with the Lua programming language. It is also backwards compatible with (and embeddable in) existing C ...
Anime and Hindu mythology, though seemingly disparate, share profound thematic connections. Both traditions explore cosmic symbolism, moral duality, and the intricate interplay of fate and karma.
By Jesse Green If you’re going to call your show “Goddess,” you’d better have one handy. Luckily, the musical with that name that opened on Tuesday at the Public Theater stars Amber Iman ...
Experts from the IAA revealed that the ring depicts a naked figure wearing a helmet, holding a spear and shield. "Yair's identification of the figure as a warrior is very close to reality. The figure ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Mother goddess of India and local protector for innumerable villages, she can be quiet and nurturing. But she is also a cosmic force, addressing the creation and destruction of worlds. On occasion ...