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Cakes and cookies baked during the holiday were thought to have special powers.

Upgrade your punch game with a 400-year-old science trick.

Back then, it was more like hunting.

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Scholar Solange Ashby is uncovering the once-revered, now little-remembered female leaders of the Kushite kingdoms.

Conservationists are teaming up with fossil experts to help the bivalves—and the state's oyster economy—survive.

The Outer Banks tradition of foraging shipwrecked treasure was resuscitated when a local beach was flooded with bags of Doritos.

The ‘shaka’ or ‘hang loose’ gesture likely originated from island plantations’ brutal working conditions.

Cooking with evergreens has a long history.

The enduring appeal of beer, cheesecake, and ferments made at convents and temples.

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

How a fiery bowl of booze became a Christmas classic.

In a region central to the study of human evolution, a new program focuses on training more African students.

Could this tradition of hand-delivering postcards all over the world lead to the perfect meet-cute?

You may not be a prize winner, but you can eat like one.

In a new video series, "Small Town, Big Story," host Dylan Thuras reveals singular celebrations, local lore, and hidden histories around the country.

Amid COVID-19, some have swapped urban bustle for rural nostalgia.