The US customs of dressing up and trick-and-treating at Halloween have since spread globally, but similar, centuries-old traditions are to be found all over the world ...
A spectacular festival takes place in the town of Luang Prabang every year to mark this significant event in the Buddhist calendar, and this year activities will be open to participants and ...
These days, everything from beauty to booze has a dedicated calendar. If you’re hoping for a truly decadent December, however, picking up one of the best jewellery advent calendars is the answer.
Ancient DNA analysis has revealed a detailed picture of the life of a toddler who died in southern Italy 17,000 years ago, possibly due to a congenital heart condition. In 1998, researchers ...
Satellites are helping scientists spot more ancient Mayan ruins than ever before, which is no small feat considering how thick the forest is in the indigenous group's ancestral lands ...
William Dalrymple’s new book brings back this question. It’s plausible that in ancient times, a new religion like Buddhism could survive its infancy because it wasn’t really seen as a faith.