The modern calendar has Roman Catholic roots. As the sun does not adhere exactly to the earthly calendar, leap days are ...

Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a way to sync the months with the lunar cycle. Doing that ...

Prior to the Gregorian and even Julian calendars, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set about creating a calendar with equal-length months, the University of Chicago said. "When Numa ...

The NFL adopted Roman numerals to limit confusion because the Super Bowl is always played in the calendar year following the preceding season. So the 2024 NFL season is behind us but the Chiefs and ...

Released just a few months after the 45th anniversary of Ridley Scott’s “Alien,” “Alien: Romulus” brings the franchise roaring back to life after a seven-year hiatus. Director and co ...

Artist Dane Hallett has shared previously unseen concept art for Alien: Romulus‘ terrifying hybrid creature, The Offspring, offering a glimpse into the evolutionary process behind one of the ...

According to a media guide from 2005 published for Super Bowl XL in Detroit, the NFL uses Roman numerals to denote Super Bowls because the title game is held in the calendar year after the ...