'Calendar' rock carvings from Ancestral Pueblo discovered. The carvings were found at a site called Castle Rock Pueblo on the Mesa Verde plateau straddling the Colorado-Utah border. Early Native ...

In addition to cycling through 12 animals each year, the Chinese zodiac also rotates between the five traditional Chinese ...

At first blush, the structures in New Mexico built by the Chacoan people and those in Ohio traced to the Hopewell culture bear little resemblance. The Chacoans, accommodating the arid desert of their ...

The narrative then follows the transformation brought by Christianity, including the creation of the Anno Domini system by the Roman monk Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century. It explains how AD ...

As the son of archaeologists, National Geographic Explorer David Stuart spent his childhood wandering ancient Maya ruins—and helped shape what we know about the civilization today.

SPRING Festival or the Chinese Lunar New Year is the biggest festival in China. It takes place during the time that the ...

Each year, millions of Christians approach the altar to receive a small cross of ashes on their foreheads. But where did this ...

Lunar New Year 2026 marks the start of the Year of the Fire Horse, a rare zodiac pairing that runs from Feb. 17, 2026, ...

To mark its fifth anniversary, this North America’s 50 Best Bars-listed spot is throwing a week-long celebration, with plenty ...

From Gucci’s full Mahjong set to Hermès’ watercolor pop-ups, here is how the world’s top brands are celebrating the Year of the Fire Horse.

The New Crescent Society, which is organizing the Greenwich event with the Royal Observatory, is hoping moon sighting will become fully established in Britain and be used by mosques.

Horses held immense importance historically in ancient China and are a powerful cultural symbol of loyalty, endurance and dedication ...