Icons of beauty, providers of sustenance, even symbols of divinity — blossoming plants have assumed a deep significance to ...

“GROWING IN THE mud, and yet so clean, the lotus is a symbol of purity,” writes the Sri Lankan historian Ananda K. Coomaraswamy in his 1913 book “The Arts and Crafts of India & Ceylon.” The lotus pool ...

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In the Mekong Delta, farmers and locals still gather the flowers on wooden boats. Now, the ritual’s also become a photo op.

The resilient species — which regrow after wildfires — are said to capture the spirit of a nation reborn.

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An SUV drove into a crowd of people in Zhuhai, killing and injuring dozens — but news of the attack has been censored ...

Once a mainstay of Indigenous diets, the South American crop is having a resurgence in popularity, in part because of its ...

In the Nile Delta, farming the redolent vine is both a tradition and a vital way to make a living.

The damask variety, valued for its sweet scent, is responsible for the country’s renowned rose water. The cousins Abdulah ...

After Whoopi Goldberg alleged that a bakery, which was later identified as Holtermann's Bakery in Staten Island, refused to ...

A basket of rose garlands on the bank of the Ganges. Devotees, who make annual pilgrimages to the shrines and temples of ...