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The sacred ‘sisters’ of ancient America

According to Huron-Wendat legend, when the daughter of the original mother passed…

Unexpected foods you can grow in a garden

It was finally seeing the vine, after years of hard frosts and…

How religious worship is boosting conservation in India

chirping birds, a cool breeze, huge trees and gushing water welcome Anyam…

The downsides of a ‘wipe-clean world’

It is impossible to underestimate the enormous impact that plastic has had…

A return to vegetarian Jewish cuisine

About an hour has gone by: time to take the gefilte fish…

The country where having a pet could soon land you in jail

Mahsa, who has a dog, is referring to a new wave of…

Khoi and San receive historic payout for ‘traditional knowledge’

What you need to know: In the first payment of its kind,…

The cultural history of waist beads

Although it has always been an element of culture in the African…

Princess Mononoke: The masterpiece that flummoxed the US

In 1997, the British fantasy author Neil Gaiman received a call out…

Nigeria: The glitz and glamour of the Ijebu’s Ojude Oba festival

Ojude Oba literally means “the King’s fore-court or frontage”, but it really…