Pieter Brueghel the Elder’s masterpiece captures the folly of humanity’s desire to reach heaven on its own terms.

A hundred years ago, an Anglican priest delivered a sermon in which he identified seven social sins (or “evils”). He believed that these sins were the ultimate threat to societies across the world, ...

Researchers discovered that our ability to recognize trees in art is linked to a mathematical principle called the branch ...

A new study uncovers different ways we seek out information and why they might matter for our well-being and our societies.

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away ...

Our lives and those of our trees are indivisible. We and they are living beings and share almost half of our DNA. A Talmudic ...

And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. He ordered them not to ...

Malagasy people have been using Madagascar’s unique native plants for food, medicine and handcrafts for thousands of years.

NPR’s Sarah McCammon has parents who helped her learn about others’ lives through our community’s free public cultural ...

South of Midnight is my dream come true, but while its world and characterization are strong, it's a few crawfish short of a jambalaya.

Various religions forbid the consumption of certain types of food. For example, most Hindus do not eat beef, and some Hindus apply the concept of ahimsa (nonviolence) to their diet and consider ...

To watch the Kiwis stand in judgment of the Jewish State is a pathetic display of virtue signaling by naive and entitled ...