Researchers in China unveil the oldest complex wooden technology, pushing back the timeline for sophisticated tool use.

ageants and galas are one thing, but what astonishes is the folk-stuff: the gloves and garlands, horse brasses and love spoons, pub signs and special cakes, the button badges, corn dollies, and ’obby ...

In the town of Taznakht in southeastern Morocco, a women's cooperative preserves a centuries-old craftsmanship that goes back ...

Learn about sources of continued violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo and how the United Nations, African Union, and neighboring countries are struggling to curtail it.

A boy and girl give presents to their mother on Mother's Day in the 1950s. Although now we celebrate with gifts and flowers, Mother's Day started out as a quieter affair—a day of reflection and ...

In the West, the Middle East and North Africa are known for being a center of religion, often in the headlines for a troubled ...