On June 19, 1864, the Union sloop-of-war USS Kearsarge laid in wait outside the French port of Cherbourg for the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama. The Confederate warship had wreaked havoc ...

WHAT do the Year of the Snake, Prof Jeff Sachs and South-East Asia have in common? First, a bit of background. Danial Rahman has education close to his heart. He tweets at @danial_ari and welcomes ...

In the Chinese Legend of the White Snake, Bai Suzhen is a snake spirit who transforms into a woman and falls in love with a human. Despite her noble intentions, her supernatural origins create ...

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

Shown in green, gold, silver and black ... Soir Year of the Snake. Measuring 36mm and making it perfect for smaller wrists, the Dior Grand Soir Year of the Snake has a white mother-of-pearl ...

By Nataliya Vasilyeva Reporting from Istanbul When a 28-year-old volunteer named Nikolai stepped onto a sandy beach on Russia’s Black Sea coast in a hazmat suit just before New Year’s Eve ...

Then there is Bai Suzhen, the eponymous serpent in The Legend Of The White Snake, one of China’s four great folktales. In a Tang Dynasty version dating from the early ninth century, she is ...

“the year of the snake symbolizes the pursuit of love and happiness, as drawn from ancient Chinese literature references, including the folk tale ‘The Legend of the White Snake.’ This ...

John Sykes, the legendary hard-rock guitarist who was a member of White Snake and Thin Lizzy has died at 65 following a battle with cancer, a post on Sykes’ Facebook page confirmed Monday night.

His early research included contributions to surveying salamanders in the Appalachian mountains, jaguars (Panthera onca) in Belize and sea ... white stag might gain special protections, but a rare ...