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Long before the introduction of Christianity in the Philippines, there existed lemlunay, or the concept of paradise among the T’bolis, an indigenous people of South Cotabato.

The physicist and author of The Beauty of Falling on how our understanding of gravity impacts our lives, and how it guides ...

To this point, I believe that love has meaning because it can be lost. And that simple truth sits at the heart of you and me.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Tracy Slater, author of "Together in Manzanar," which tells the true story of a family of ...

According to ancient Buddhist texts, there are four stages between initial awakening and full enlightenment. Here, we discuss the first.

Atlantic staff writer Olga Khazan, a lifelong introvert, set out to change aspects of her personality she didn't like by ...

In Pan, his debut novel, he makes the unruly mind of a teenager the stuff of high art.

Jayson Greene’s novel poses fascinating questions about AI, but its deeper interest is in exploring the reality of loss.

Can you really learn to be happier? Based on his own experience, neuroscientist TJ Power is sure that you can. Here’s what happened when I put his advice into action ...

Trendy wine bars and tavernas, cool design hotels and ancient wonders — a break to Athens has it all, says Hayley Spencer ...

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