Ayodhya’s Diwali aims for a world record with over 2.6 million diyas and a grand aarti by 2,100 people. Here’s how the feat ...

Understanding Diwali's Symbolism The festival of Diwali represents light, joy, and the welcoming of Goddess Lakshmi. Homes ...

Amid cautious optimism that a "top kill" effort to cap the leaking well causing the Gulf oil spill is working, President Obama banned new offshore drilling Thursday until further notice.

Study reveals how olive oil shaped Greek mythology, daily life, and philosophy for 7,000 years, from ancient Crete to ...

Discover an innovative way to repurpose your old oil lamp into a functional gasoline stove! In this video, we'll guide you through each step to transform your unused lamp into a handy and efficient ...

A Roman oil lamp shaped like a theatrical mask found in a cemetery in Cuijk, Netherlands. Credit: Gemeente Land van Cuijk Archaeologists in the Dutch town of Cuijk, the Netherlands, have unearthed a ...

The archaeologists found the oil lamp in one of the roughly 70 graves they have already excavated. The lamp, which dates to the second century A.D., was discovered along with four ceramic plates, two ...

The wicks, preserved in unusual circumstances, are a remarkable discovery given the moist Mediterranean climate, which typically causes organic materials to decompose. A unique archaeological find in ...

To say Stephen Sondheim was prolific would be an understatement. The award-winning composer/lyricist — who died four years ago at age 91 — created 16 musicals and wrote lyrics for four others. He also ...