You would never know from his bashful laugh, but Shide Nyima is one of the most recognizable faces on Tibetan television.

Using the power of their video camera and insightful questions, last year two budding folklorists helped save an ancient craft tradition in India.

Phi Ta Khon, or Ghost Festival, is a three-day Buddhist holiday that takes place in different parts of Thailand every year between late May and early July.

We decided to turn the reception into a “Healing High Tea” with finger foods featuring medicinal herbs.

Armenia holds a remarkable depth and diversity of cultural and natural landscapes, all within an area approximately the size of the state of Maryland.

A great way to educate children about the environment is focusing on a parts of the earth that are endangered.

GALACTIC now hosts GALACTIC@SI, a living classroom at the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival.

On April 18, 1977, President Jimmy Carter delivered sobering news to the nation: “The energy crisis has not yet overwhelmed us, but it will if we do not act quickly.”

Light filters in from an open window over mounds of dough resting in Rima Timbaryan’s kitchen. Kindling crackles as it turns to ash in the tonir, and the sounds of women singing drift into the room.

The ocean is my classroom, a place of learning not only for my students but also for myself.