Another early Mother's Day effort was led by teacher and principal Mary Towles Sasseen, of Henderson, Kentucky. Her idea, launched in 1887, focused on schools: Sasseen wrote a guide, Mother’s ...

Biology How Prehistoric Mammoth Tusks Could Help Bust Modern-Day Ivory Smugglers A new forensic test could help identify poached elephant ivory being disguised and smuggled as legal mammoth tusks.

Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) began a trend in ceramic designs in his imperial workshops that incorporated Western techniques. Blooming peaches were his favorite motif.