to the heron of Egyptian mythology, Bennu. The spacecraft shares that Egyptian motif, bearing the mythological god's name Osiris. Osiris-Rex also doubles as a NASA acronym.

and some archaeologists think she may have once been a bird deity, like the falcon-headed Egyptian god Horus. The new finding adds more evidence that birds were central to the Isis cult.

Step into the intriguing world of ancient Roman rituals as archaeologists and biologists unveil astonishing evidence of bird sacrifices at the Temple of Isis in Pompeii. This remarkable find sheds ...