For over a century, the scientific literature has credited western missionaries with "discovering" fossils in Lesotho, the small, mountainous country surrounded by South Africa.The narrative typically ...

The tradition of using evergreen trees and plants for winter celebrations predates Christianity. Ancient cultures like the Romans, Egyptians, and Celts used evergreens to symbolize life and the ...

Bloom has a few unconventional traditions that she and her family partake in for the holidays Becca Bloom/TikTok Becca Bloom is gearing up for the holidays by sharing her "controversial" traditions ...

Borneo’s Indigenous Punan people’s centuries-old plant knowledge is fading as younger generations turn to modern medicine, and secrecy limits knowledge sharing. Two important medicinal species, Cissus ...

Nigeria stands at a complex intersection of heritage, identity, and moral conscience. Across the country particularly in parts of the South-West certain customs that once served to bind communities ...

Thanksgiving is often cast as a holiday of unity, but it has also become a microcosm of the country's fractures. What winds up being served for Thanksgiving dinner, who shows up — or doesn't — and ...

Under any other circumstance, a full-size sailboat parked in front of a school would be a surreal sight. But for the students and staff at Pilgrim Park Middle School in Elm Grove, Wis., it marks the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — More than 40 decorated trees and cultural exhibits representing holiday traditions across the globe will be on display at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park from Nov. 26 to ...

Chair of Modern History, School of Humanities, University of Glasgow Knitters and crafters had been anticipating Channel 4’s new craft show Game of Wool for some time. Knitting, so long the poor ...

In a country where some 68 million Latin Americans — nearly 20% of the population — are redefining their place in public life, Latino identity in the United States is at a turning point. Growth no ...

We all have our own Christmas traditions without which the holiday simply wouldn't feel complete. Maybe it's gathering ‘round the fireplace, hanging up ornaments on the tree, or tucking into the couch ...

Sam seemed startled when his granddad proudly showed him the new edition of “The Night Before Christmas” he’d just bought at the bookstore. Sensing his grandson’s confusion, he explained, “I couldn’t ...