U.S. News & World Report3d
Delos Island
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delos was once the religious and political center of the Cyclades; Greek legend says that this was the birthplace of Apollo (god of music and light) and Artemis ...
Greek Reporter3d
Abaris the Hyperborean: The Legendary Ancient Healer Who Could Fly
Abaris the Hyperborean, a mystical priest of Apollo, was famed for his supernatural powers, prophetic gifts and healing ...
WVTF4d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
Space.com on MSN2d
NASA stacks moon-bound Artemis 2 rocket: Space photo of the day
The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's ...
Space.com on MSN4d
NASA completes SLS core stage stacking for Artemis 2 moon mission (photos)
The core stage of NASA's next Space Launch System (SLS) rocket recently completed integration with the vehicle's side ...
Phys.org4d
NASA puts biggest rocket pieces together for Artemis II moon mission
That mission won't land, but the next one—Artemis III, targeting no earlier than summer 2027 for launch—aims to return humans to the lunar surface for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972.
KUOW5d
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says
Brøns is fond of a quote she attributes to the Roman philosopher Cicero, about the treatment of a statue of Artemis. People "anointed her with precious unguents" and "crowned her with chaplets ...
IFLScience on MSN3d
Ancient Greek And Roman Statues Were Meant To Be Sniffed – And They Smelled Divine
Greco-Roman sculptors created artworks with more than just visual beauty in mind, and strove to indulge all of the senses in ...
The New York Times5d
Vandals of Paddington Statue Were ‘Antithesis’ of Beloved Bear, Judge Says
By Michael Levenson It was shortly after 2 a.m. on March 2, the police said, when two members of the British Royal Air Force approached a statue of Paddington Bear, sitting placidly on a park ...
The Art Newspaper6d
Bronze Age Corsican statue sold at auction in London is a ‘fake’, French cultural authorities claim
A granite megalith auctioned in London as a Bronze Age Corsican statue has been called a “fake” by French heritage cultural authorities. On 13 March, the 63cm-high statue was sold by a Spanish ...