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In the mythology of ancient Greece and Rome, the harpies were a group of animal-human hybrid monsters like the sirens and the sphinx.

With St Brigid’s Day celebrations, Ireland is reclaiming old traditions and ancient festivals that celebrate the seasons and ...

Kirsty Coventry, the multi-Olympic swimming champion who last year became the first woman to lead the International Olympic Committee, addressed the General Assembly at the latest vote in November.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin in one week, and the United Nations and organizers are calling for a 7-week pause of all wars worldwide — as they do every time the Olympics take place.

AMD is one of the rarest documented genetic disorders. Only around 10 million people in the world carry the altered NPR2 gene, and of those, just 3,500 are estimated to display the physiological ...

Researchers led by the University of Vienna and Liège University Hospital Center have identified genetic variants associated ...

For over a decade, the Roman-era skeleton known as the Beachy Head Woman has fueled discussions about the identity of the ...

Sarah Mullally’s confirmation as the first female archbishop of Canterbury on Wednesday is a landmark in Christian and wider ...

MILAN (AP) — Italy’s Ladin minority settled a millennium ago in the Dolomite mountain hamlet of Anpezo — now the two-time ...

A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate.

New research suggests the mysterious Roman-era “Beachy Head Woman” was likely from Britain, not the Mediterranean or ...