This story appears in the January 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Shadrack Nyongesa’s appointment with the knife was set for shortly after dawn. Since the previous morning, the ...

Nathan Chasing Horse, who had part in Dances with Wolves, accused in trial that spotlights influence of ‘medicine men’ ...

Arunachal Pradesh's Galo tribe cherishes Kala Apong, a dark, smoky rice beer brewed exclusively by women. This ancient ...

Directed by Ryan Coogler, ‘Sinners’ delves into a day in the life of twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan), who return to their hometown in Mississippi for a fresh start in the early 1930s ...

The Filipino tribe has a ritual of breaking the bones of the dead body to secure it in a foetal position in a coffin hanging ...

Avatar: Fire and Ash has already crossed $1 billion worldwide after three weekends in theaters. But does the film also send ...

Rep Cates, Senator Sedillo-Lopez, and Senator Pope say their legislation is about the “Freedom to Read,” yet a more-apt title ...

Tourism activities in Himachal Pradesh’s Sissu valley have been suspended for 40 days, from January 20 to February 28.

On the eve of Chief Minister of Jharkhand Hemant Soren’s visit to the UK and Oxford University, Alpa Shah, Professor of ...

(RNS) — Like any good faith, it has not died, but it has transformed.

Unlike many Jewish communities across the Soviet Union, the Jews of the Caucasus managed to preserve their identity. Shabbat ...

In Telugu homes, Sankranti is not marked by dates alone but by what enters the kitchen. The festival announces itself through ...