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Throughout our shared history, there is clear evidence of how different cultures around the world at different times interpreted a solar eclipse and what it meant.

Throughout our shared history, there is clear evidence of how different cultures around the world at different times interpreted a solar eclipse and what it meant.

Ancient Maya saw solar eclipses as a “broken sun” that was a sign of possible destruction

Mayans kept close watch on the sky because what happened in the past could lead to forewarnings in the future.

Don't panic. The April 8 total solar eclipse won't be caused by a mammoth serpent, sky wolves, giant frog or star demons.

"There was shouting everywhere."

A lunar eclipse ceremony from the Torres Strait turns our understanding of the history of science on its head.

(CNN) — An ancient Chinese story tells of two court astronomers, Hsi and Ho, who got drunk and failed to predict an eclipse of the sun.<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://wsvn.com/entertainment/drunk-astronomers-monsters-and-red-underwear-new-book-explores-the-myth-and-folklore-of-eclipses/">Read More</a>

As the 2024 total solar eclipse approaches, a new book explores the most influential myths and folklore behind this natural phenomenon.

An icon in its native land, the Guatemalan tamale is wrapped in a striking green banana leaf that gives way to an airy corn dumpling stuffed with spicy pork, peppers and olives.