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Boilo is a favorite across coal country.

Once a magical, murderous farmhand, the nisse has transformed into a beloved holiday figure.

Thirsty people once visited these ancient volcanic corridors.

Harukor serves foods from Japan's northernmost island that colonialism nearly eradicated.

A Dutch science museum was set to showcase the horrors of contagion. Then came coronavirus.

"We left the dead things, raw and meaty, lying on the beach," one sealer recalled.

Knock out the year with an elixir that can pacify an army.

Researchers are now focused on the coconut palms, to make the atoll more friendly to seabirds.

In a workshop in Lebanon, an oud maker continues an ancient tradition.

Amigo Bob Cantisano and his team are on the hunt for "green gold."

Filthy infrastructure has long been a site of artistry and civic pride.

10-year old Aimoldir Dayanbek is out there beating grown men.

Meet the photographer who has scoured the country to document these vanishing communal sites.

A new book chronicles the country's disappearing kissaten.

Dying of dysentery was just the beginning.

Formerly stashed at Svalbard, they've since sprouted in Morocco and beyond.

The five-day fever was made famous during World War I, but has been a constant companion of poor hygiene.

Scientists are partnering with brewers to taste test ancient recipes and sip a long-lost past.