The Egyptian queen has fascinated me from childhood, but following the archives led only to ancient gossip and Roman propaganda. Fiction was the way to liberate her from misogynist myth ...

Every year, hundreds of clean-up workers take to the streets following the largest Mardi Gras parades, cleaning up thousands of pounds of throws, wrappers, food, drinks and other trash.

NEW ORLEANS — Carnival season officially hits full stride Friday night as the Krewes of Oshun and Cleopatra roll, marking the first weekend of major Mardi Gras parades. Both parades will be live ...

We're second lining closer to Fat Tuesday as the Krewes of Oshun and Cleopatra roll Friday night in New Orleans, starting Uptown. The pair of parades kicks off the NOLA.com Parade Cam presented by the ...

There is considerable interest in understanding how vision and image-forming eyes evolved, and scientists tend to take it for granted that most vertebrates have two eyes. Writing in Nature, Lei et al.

A warship speeds toward battle as waves slap against the hull. Troops on deck glare at the enemy. The man in charge, the famed warrior Antony (Vato Tsikurishvili), is not merely commanding the ship: ...

Step beyond Hollywood myths to uncover the real Cleopatra, the final ruler of ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty. This documentary explores her Greek-Macedonian origins, exceptional education in ...

Sanpaku eyes are going viral — again — and the internet can’t stop diagnosing people because of them. The eye trait, which shows extra white either above or below the iris, has sparked everything from ...

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Bad indoor air quality may affect eye health. When the eyes are directly exposed to airborne irritants, you could experience itchiness, swelling, dry eyes, or pink eye. Chronic effects could also ...

Fun facts about Cleopatra: Although associated in the public mind with ancient Egypt, she lived closer to our time than to the building of the pyramids of Giza. When she was ruling Egypt and ...