O ne of Earth’s seven quasi-moons has just got a new name: Asteroid 2004 GU9 is now known as Cardea, one of the Roman deities of doors and thresholds with a particular focus on hinges.

Fact checked by Sarah Scott There’s no doubting the importance of a strong name in Mexican culture. Mexican names are a signifier of identity, often relating to religious, social, or familial ties. If ...

The goddess's body was not fully revealed in Greek art, however, until about 350 B.C., when a sensational cult statue in her temple at Knidos (in present-day Turkey), carved by the sculptor Praxiteles ...

As the science of skin care continues to expand, some of those advances have landed directly in consumers’ hands. Is that a good thing? Credit...Illustration by Ben Denzer; source photographs by ...

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Earlier in the second half, Byrd was whistled for a block on an almost identical play. The Aggies missed, grabbed the offensive rebound and fed Ian Martinez slashing down the lane. Byrd slid over ...