Protected forests in Brazil and Peru hold some of the world’s last remote indigenous groups, increasingly threatened by resource-hungry outsiders.

How cauliflower took over your pizza, your kitchen, and the world

Starting in the 1940s, Indian immigrants built a hospitality industry that their children and grandchildren have turned into an empire.

Two elderly men had to be picked up by police after sneaking out of their nursing home to attend the world's biggest metal music festival, according to German media reports. Wacken Open Air, which takes place in the northern German town of Wacken, took place over the weekend of 2-4 August. According to public radio broadcast NDR, nursing staff contacted police after they noticed that two of the home's residents were missing.

Sending stuff to space is always fun, but deciding what to launch is tricky — if you have the choice. For Ronnie Doyle, his decision was a copy of Earthbound, the 1994 SNES game which has become a cult favourite in the years gone by.

In the small indigenous territory of Guna Yala off Panama’s eastern coast, a flourishing ‘third gender’ community is defying stereotypes – and venerating women. As our old, rickety sailboat glides effortlessly over the calm waters of the Caribbean, I am overwhelmed by the feeling we’ve just arrived in paradise. Scattered across the turquoise blue waters, the tiny islands of glistening white sand, covered in palm trees and green coconuts, look too perfect to be real.

I tend to appreciate simplicity. Sure I’m capable of doing mathematical proofs if given enough time and a refresher course and I know…

Breakfast is so integral to Van in eastern Turkey that a backstreet parallel to the main boulevard is unofficially known as ‘Breakfast Makers Street’.

I am leaving China. By Steven Balding.

The telephone swept into Americans’ lives in the first decades of the 20th century. At first, no one knew exactly how to telephone. Alexander Graham Bell wanted people to start conversations by saying, “Ahoy-hoy!” AT&T tried to prevent people from saying “hello,” arguing in Telephone Engineer magazine that it was rude. But eventually, Americans learned to say “hello.” People built a culture around the phone that worked. Etiquette magazines tried to prevent women from inviting people over for dinner via telephone, then gave in.

The First Emperor’s pursuit of immortality. By Edward Burman.

Sure, the classic board games like Monopoly, Risk, and Battleship are still great fun. But the number of new games has exploded in the last several years as designers dream up space adventures, deck-building sagas, and zombie survival games. So order a pizza, invite over one to three friends, and try out the best board games released this year.

‘Jugaad’ is an inventive hack that sees Indians crafting TV aerials from coat-hangers and sending spacecraft towards Mars.

As urbanisation creeps closer towards the desert, some fear that traditional culture is being left behind.

It's common in many cultures, but diners in the U.S. aren't ready for it

We asked a group of writers to consider the forces that have shaped our lives in 2017. Here, science fiction writer Ted Chiang looks at capitalism, Silicon Valley, and its fear of superintelligent AI.

The controversy around Babe.net’s Aziz Ansari story, explained.

Witch-labeling — accusing others of harmful supernatural abilities — has a long history and may share underlying causes with contemporary political attacks. By Jen Viegas. (Jan. 8, 2018)

Pop culture today is obsessed with the battle between good and evil. Traditional folktales never were. What changed? By Catherine Nichols.

Truly vibrant red was elusive for many years: until a mysterious dye was discovered in Mexico. Devon Van Houten Maldonado reveals how a crushed bug became a sign of wealth and status.

The Jiayang Steam Train in Sichuan Province has been running non-stop since 1959, when it was built as part of Chairman Mao’s Great Leap Forward.

How US culture dictates geographic restaurant patterns

What the president has in common with Looney Tunes’ “scent-imental” skunk.

The Berlin Wall has been down as long as it stood. One generation lived with the wall, one without it. But in many ways it is still a tale of two countries.

China has launched a fresh crackdown on funeral strippers. The Ministry of Culture said it would target "obscene, pornographic and vulgar performances" at funerals and weddings.

Pioneers and early archaeologists credited distant civilizations, not Native Americans, with building these sophisticated complexes

No, we're not talking about squatting. We're talking about a way to bend over that has nearly disappeared in our culture. And it could be one reason why back pain is so common in the U.S.

The long read: Algeria’s ‘lost generation’ has been shaped by years of conflict, unemployment and state repression. Sheep fighting offers an arena where young men can escape the constant supervision of the state

Created by accident in 1869, the Kendal mint cake has played an outsized role in mountaineering history – including fuelling the first ascent of Mt Everest.

Sheelah’s Day is a documented tradition, but whether she existed is another story.

For Frank Russell, reinterpreting his schizophrenia as shamanism helped his symptoms. By Susie Neilson.

Since the 9th Century, the old Fez medina has drawn scholars, imams and intellectuals to pass through its doors in hope of discovering what ancient knowledge the city holds.

Able to survive temperatures as low as -40C, Saskatchewan’s prairie cherries are tarter than traditional sweet cherries and can be eaten straight from the tree.

Avruch played Bozo from 1959 to 1970, and also hosted WCVB-TV's 'Man About Town' and 'The Great Entertainment.'