Each spring, local hunters sit on the edge of the ice and wait for whales—a custom that’s at least 1,000 years old.

These ancient trees persisted for nearly 200 million years until they all but vanished. Now they line city streets.

In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...

Deep inside Kerala's Nilambur forest lives one of India's smallest and most isolated tribes, the Cholanaikkans.

The National Congress of American Indians adopted a formal resolution, urging the federal government to close Alligator ...

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President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will participate in the annual lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday evening. The ceremony includes performances by Alana Springsteen, Brett ...

In the U.S., there are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native entities, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior. As for Louisiana, the state is home to more ...

It’s easy to get lost in the noise of headlines and breaking alerts, but sometimes reality is more surprising than anything on the news. People shared the most fascinating facts they’ve ever learned, ...