New discoveries are breaking old assumptions about Viking women, rewriting history by restoring them to their rightful place ...

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This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.

Artist Citra Sasmita imagines a world populated entirely by women in her momentous painted scrolls, part of a new exhibition ...

After decades of coordinated campaigning, involving protests and even personal attacks outside stores and fashion shows, at ...

Your hairstyle can be a way to express emotions, needs, and desires, and it can also influence how others treat you.

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Throughout history, clothing has not only served as a basic necessity but has also been a powerful form of expression, a ...