A powerful culture that lasted from 1438 to 1533, the Incas controlled their vast empire, spanning present-day Peru and Chile, by leveraging military might and religious authority. They relied heavily ...

Mexican composer María Leonora relies on fire, ritual and Mesoamerican tradition to shape her immersive concerts ...

Responding to the coronavirus pandemic, most American universities have suspended all campus activities. Like millions of people all around the world, the lives of students all over the U.S. has ...

Archaeologists discovered, through environmental DNA technology, that ceremonial rituals of the ancient Mayan civilization at the Yaxnohcah ruins (Yucatán Peninsula) were conducted with hallucinogens.

Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London, U.K., bureau. He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology, although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging ...

Zulu weddings are a vibrant tapestry of traditions and customs, deeply rooted in the culture of the Zulu people ...

Researchers have discovered traces of cannabis and frankincense at an ancient shrine located in what is now Israel, arguing that the substances may have been used in hallucinogenic cult ritual ...

In 2014, during a short stay on the shores of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, walking along a dirt road, I came across a poster for an upcoming event stapled to a telephone pole. It read of a “cacao ceremony ...

Sobhita Dhulipala and Naga Chaitanya are set to tie the knot in a grand ceremony at Annapurna Studios on December 4. As the wedding approaches, Sobhita gave fans a glimpse of her pelli kuthuru ...

Nothing says “the holidays are here” quite like dragging a glitter-covered tree into the living room. And while many dogs ...