Along with the Lunar New Year’s Day, Chuseok, or hangawi, is one of the biggest and most important holidays in Korea, which ...

Families stay up late to watch spooky movies and share ghost stories. This is Halloween, a celebration that gets its name ...

The dance is performed during Chuseok to celebrate the harvest and honor ancestors. The intricate movements and elegant use of the fan have inspired K-pop choreography, adding a touch of ...

Chuseok (Korea) Chuseok, often referred to as ‘Korean Thanksgiving,’ is a time to express gratitude to ancestors for ensuring a bountiful harvest. Held in September or October, Koreans visit ...

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Justin Welby has spoken out about the discovery and said a recent trip to the country “has helped me to confront the legacies of enslavement in the Caribbean”. Mr Welby said his great, great ...

A representation of the amylase gene locus and how it evolved to influence how humans digest complex carbohydrates like bread and pasta. (Credit: The Jackson Laboratory) In general, when genes make ...

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It was the 1920s, and scientists were searching far and wide for fossils of human ancestors. The question of where humans evolved was open, and while Charles Darwin had claimed it might be Africa ...