From the caves of Ice Age France to the stone enclosures of southeastern Turkey, a recurring tradition of human animal hybrids hints at trance, costume, and shamanic journeys at the dawn of culture.

Nabil Ali celebrates the long legacy of botanical pigments and the craft traditions that used them in a new book.

A dog’s curiosity led to the discovery of a hidden cave, leaving scientists in awe of what lay inside.

An 18-year-student, with his dog stumbled upon a hole in 1940. It turned out to be an ancient trove of never-before-seen ...

Most places on Earth can be explored online, and many can be visited in person with the right planning. But a few spots are ...

a policy article published in the journal Science in October 2011, Spanish scientists argued against the reopening of Altamira Cave, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cave contains multicolored cave ...

When Nick Honeyman and sommelier wife Sina took over a seasonal bistro in 2020, it opened only for eight weeks in summer.

They are so secret that most people aren't even aware of their existence: There are places in the world that ordinary people ...

Deep in the dark recesses of a limestone cave in Alabama soar life-sized figures that span earthly and spiritual realms. Traced into the mud of the cave ceiling by torchlight more than a thousand ...

Cut from a sheer cliff face nearly a thousand years ago, India's Ajanta Caves are home to sacred Buddhist spaces adorned with vibrant works of ancient art. Carved in timeThe Buddhist cave temples near ...

From Santa Barbara, take U.S. Route 101 north, then turn onto State Route 154 toward Los Padres National Forest. From there, snake your way up Painted Cave Road, a treacherous strip of asphalt lacking ...