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In the Shakers’ early years, dance was one of the most distinct aspects of the Christian group’s worship. Bettmann via Getty Images

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The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

Staff Writer - December 22, 2025

British and German troops observe a temporary truce on Christmas Day 1914. Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images

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From truce in the trenches to cocktails at the consulate: How Christmas diplomacy seeks to exploit seasonal goodwill

Chinese food has become a staple of many Jewish Americans’ traditions each Dec. 25. Christina Horsten/picture alliance via Getty Images

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Merry Jewish Christmas: How Chinese food and the movies became a time-honored tradition for American Jews

A devotee carrying his daughter rests his hand on the glass to an altar to La Santa Muerte in Tepito in Mexico City. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

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‘Only death can protect us’: How the folk saint La Santa Muerte reflects violence in Mexico

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The new president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will inherit a global faith far more diverse than many realize

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Can you be Christian and support the death penalty?

Staff Writer - August 3, 2018

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What exactly is the point of the border?

Staff Writer - July 25, 2018

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What is heaven?

Staff Writer - July 19, 2018

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Inside the sacred danger of Thailand’s caves

Staff Writer - July 13, 2018

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Inside the sacred danger of Thailand’s caves

Staff Writer - July 10, 2018

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How the Catholic Church came to oppose birth control

Staff Writer - July 9, 2018

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Reggae’s sacred roots and call to protest injustice

Staff Writer - June 29, 2018

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How Catholic women fought against Vatican’s prohibition on contraceptives

Staff Writer - June 25, 2018

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EXPLORING NATURE

Why did this community burn one woman’s remains in such a visible, spectacular way? Patrick Fahey

Environment

Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...

Staff Writer - January 3, 2026

Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma

Eaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety –...

December 31, 2025

U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers...

December 31, 2025

Modern winter jackets use a few time-honored physics principles to keep you warm. Magda Indigo/Moment via Getty Images

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter...

December 27, 2025

Hormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you...

December 26, 2025