When people in 25 countries were asked what makes them proud of their country, many named their nation’s arts, culture and lifestyle.

Ashlee Black's daughter was born with different colored eyes, hair and skin, and she believes the infant has chimerism. She ...

"I was told by the midwife to shut up," says Tenisha, "and then she put her hand over my mouth..." ...

Religious traditions across cultures have often treated menstruation and childbirth as sources of ritual impurity. In Chinese Buddhism, the “Blood Bowl Scripture” condemned women to “Blood Pond Hell.” ...

Some Catholic feminists argue that views of women’s blood pollution still influence the church’s position against women’s ...

(The Conversation) — In some cultures, menstruation and childbirth are treated as polluting, not life-giving. One Buddhist text’s interpretation of ‘Blood Pond Hell’ shows how far such beliefs go – ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever felt like you came into the world inside the wrong timeline—either too early or far later than you were meant to?

Soumela Monastery. Credit: wikimedia commons / Valen1988 CC BY SA 4.0 The Pontic Greeks of India represent a fascinating chapter in the broader story of migration, adaptation, and identity. Their ...

An endangered mountain gorilla has given birth to twins in the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, whose remarkable biodiversity has long been threatened by the region's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In much of Western culture, death is treated as an interruption—something to delay, soften, medicalize, or keep out of sight. We ...

Dec. 31 (UPI) --At the end of the year, celebrations of different meanings overlap and intertwine in what are often called the "Paschal festivities." The concept of Pascha predates modern religions ...