The Rod of Asclepius remains a symbol of health and medicine around the world to this day. Asclepius was a demi-god son of ...

In the highlands of northern Israel, archaeologists uncovered a small stone artifact of colossal importance. The object — a 2,800-year-old seal — provides a “missing link” in the evolution of a ...

You’ve no doubt heard the turn of phrase “the snake eating its own tail.” Well, that particular iconography comes straight from ancient mythology. That snake consuming its own tail is actually called ...