Sacred City of Anuradhapura This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder ...

Delicate and regal, Birmans are laid-back, family-oriented cats perfect for novice pet owners.

Affectionate cats who love to be handled and cuddled, they are curious and clever kitties. And their soft voices are just one of the many interesting facts about birman cats.

Trump’s push for drilling, mining sharpens debate for Alaska Natives about land they view as sacred BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Fish camps still dot the banks of the broad Kuskokwim River in ...

A group of singers travels across the U.S. singing Gullah spirituals. These songs have been passed down from their enslaved ancestors who were forced to work the cotton and rice plantations of the ...

A BBC investigation finds cats and kittens mutilated and tortured by online networks with UK links.

Archaeologists have made a surprising new discovery surrounding the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant.

Amsterdam has allocated up to €100,000 to install steps along city centre canals to help cats out of the water. The tiny wooden staircases aim to save felines and other animals from drowning in ...

A Sacred Thread is a PBS NC Original Production funded in part by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

TV hosts Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty are ending their marriage after 13 years—here's what went wrong.