This story appears in the August 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. The royalty of India—Hindu and Muslim—understood long ago that power was best wielded from the back of an elephant ...

Zoogoers in China have been left outraged after discovering that the so-called “pandas” they were cooing over were just painted dogs. The duped visitors claimed they only realized the scam at ...

Limoges porcelain is known for its dazzling white, luminous hue and the intricacy of its hand-painted decorations. At first, its manufacture was placed under the protection of the Comte d’Artois ...

For the entrepreneur seeking to capitalize on the huge demand for garden-related products, look no further than starting a business that creates and sells one-of-a-kind, hand-painted clay ...

These seemingly innocuous hand gestures are considered rude in many parts of the world. “Hand gestures can vary significantly in their meaning cross-culturally, with common ones in one country ...

I didn’t really get into hand cream until 2020, when I’d started washing my hands with impressive frequency. It wasn’t too long before I realized my body lotion wasn’t going to cut it ...

Obsessed with quirky candles? Hand-painted candles (aka Instagram’s favourite interiors trend) are flooding our feeds right now and they’re really easy to make yourself – here’s how to do it.

The video has since gone viral. Another artist painted the image of MS Dhoni hitting a six, leading team India to victory against Sri Lanka. Recently, spray paint artist Ben Labuzzetta has brought ...

Washing your hands, using hand sanitizer and doing dishes can also strip moisture from your skin and sometimes lead to irritation. Dry hands can range in severity from a few flakey patches to ...

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor The Reservation Dogs star painted a red handprint over his mouth to stand in solidarity with missing and murdered Indigenous women. According to the organization ...

The Uncrustables painting was not sponsored: Mr. Verrier has painted the sandwiches several times because his four children eat a lot of them. Mr. Verrier took up oil painting while earning his ...

Please verify your email address. In a time when there seems to be a new crossover or SUV entering the market on a daily basis, the modern day sports car becomes ever more elusive. With many ...