A scholar of the Hebrew Bible argues that very little is known about the location of Mount Sinai, and it is likely that it was once part of a foundational legend.
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Prescription medications can help people with opioid use disorder avoid the risks of relapse and overdose. But stigma based on misperceptions about addiction limits their use.
Investigating supernatural claims is a delicate task for the church, and Catholic leaders rarely label them as authentic.
The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it’s a prehistoric beast or total fake?
We’ve all been at a work or family gathering when someone has offered a seemingly authoritative statement about the way the law operates. Without some knowledge of the field of law, listeners may simply…
For one, washing your hands is unlikely to prevent COVID spread.
The film sees myths created by the Black diaspora come alive as Wakanda is presented as a Black utopia.
From ancient Greece to modern-day TikTok witchcraft, the world of witches has been a changing one.
Like clockwork, September crime news is often cast as an ominous sign of what could happen on Halloween.
He is certainly important to English but he isn’t responsible for as much of it as you might think.
From Merlin to the country’s red dragon, there are a lot of legends and magic to promote to international tourists.
With the longest coastline in England, serpent myths abound in Essex.
Recent sightings of the Loch Ness monster have led to renewed speculation about its origins
When Chloe Hooper’s partner was diagnosed with leukaemia, she struggled to talk about the possibility of his death with their two young children. She found the words in books.
If what you’re reading seems too good to be true, it probably is.
The past century’s vampires have often been a bit dashing, even romantic. That’s not how the myth started out.
When conditions are just right in some parts of the Indian Ocean, a type of bacteria will multiply and start to glow. Satellites are helping scientists study these milky seas for the first time.
People tell tales to explain what they see – centuries later, scientists try to map handed-down myths onto real geological events.
Nigeria should stop showing contempt for history as a subject, profession or topic of discussion.
COVID vaccines don’t contain any live virus to shed. Here’s the science to put the myth of viral shedding after the COVID vaccine to bed.
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Classical Studies, Brandeis University
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