Yet whenever I post an image of a woman with a full bush, tempers flare. How did we get here? By Kate Lister.

In the 20th century, Japanese anthropologists and officials tried to hide the existence of the Indigenous Ainu. Then the Ainu fought back like their cousins, the bears. By Jude Isabella.

Architects from around the world show what they can create using bamboo construction in the first International Bamboo Architecture Biennale in China.

New Orleans’s complicated history with the Mardi Gras flambeaux. By Rien Fertel. (Feb. 23, 2017)

DeKnight was Ebony’s first food editor and author of a best-selling African-American cookbook in the ‘40s. Her recipes presented a vision of black America that was often unseen in mainstream media. By Donna Battle Pierce.

The traditional lifestyle of the nomadic Badjao people is under threat from modernisation and overfishing. By Guillem Valle. (Dec. 9, 2015)

People on the edges of the country’s vast seas of sand are being displaced by climate change. By Josh Haner, Edward Wong, Derek Watkins and Jeremy White.

“Appalachians have taken older songs like this and countless times adapted them to their own struggles.” By Wren Awry. (April 27, 2016)

Everything on Kivalina is hard: there are no roads, few jobs, and rising waters. But everything gets better when the villagers catch a whale, which hasn't happened since 1994. By Saki Knafo.

Homer Sykes’ legendary 1977 photo book ‘Once A Year’ offered a rare and unsneering glimpse into the folk customs of British communities. By Bruno Bayley.

​​In the Mara region of northern Tanzania, Abigail Haworth discovers an empowering tribal tradition undergoing a modern revival.

Photographer Ula Kóska in collaboration with makeup artist Beata Bojda has made an incredible Slavic themed photo-shoot that features Polish (and Slavic) folklore elements.

Science and Shamanism in the Arctic. By Tim Fulford. (July ’13)

As children, we used to hear many proverbs. And although we came to know their meaning, we rarely if ever get a chance to see them visually. Now, we have the opportunity to reflect on all these proverbs again, as visual art pieces that Malaysian artist Hyrul Anuar has created using a mobile phone.

Unlike most people, the children of a Thailand tribe see with total clarity beneath the waves – how do they do it, and might their talent be learned? By Helen Thomson.

Can Marshall Islanders’ unique heritage help them navigate a rising ocean? By Krista Langlois.

“Men are the new carpetbaggers of Southern food writing.” By Kathleen Purvis.

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In 30 states, Certified Professional Midwives are licensed to practice medicine with virtually no medical training. Is this a health-care disaster waiting to happen? By Sarah Watts.

When a language goes extinct, it takes a wealth of knowledge about its local environment along with it. A new reports says that may be why languages and biodiversity are declining at similar rates around the world. By Max J. Rosenthal.