No other Indian fruit can match the mango for its historical significance, its sociocultural importance and its almost ...

This is the third installment of Edmonds resident Nathaniel Brown’s recent travels to Greece. You can read part 1 here and ...

Explore Greece’s ancient olive groves in Crete Nearly half of all Greek olive oil is produced on Crete, making the nation’s largest island a must-visit for those tracing the delicacy’s ...

The olive oil award given to Olympic champions came from the sacred groves of Athena, the patroness of Athens, according to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In general, ancient ...

From California's sequoias to India’s sacred groves, ancient trees are vital climate allies, cultural icons, and biodiversity strongholds — yet they’re vanishing fast.

When visiting Olympia, it's important to respect the sacred nature of the site. The ruins are a testament to ancient Greek culture and should be treated with care.

By the 7th Century BC, there were at least five different varieties of same-sex relations in Ancient Greece. The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite military unit comprised of 300 male lovers in ...

In northern Ghana, for instance, “culture” used to be a subject in school, and students were taught about sacred groves in their own languages, Dr. Verschuuren says.

The elite ancient Greek fighting force made up entirely of gay couples. ... This Sacred Band, 300 strong, became Greece’s first professional standing army, housed and fed by the city.

In general, ancient Greeks considered olive trees "sacred," and they symbolized Zeus, the god of the sky and, later, the god of the Olympics, according to the Journal of Olympic History. More ...