Divinatory practices like tarot card readings are on the rise. What may seem like harmless fun can also serve as a serious response to a chaotic world.

John Leguizamo jokes that prepping for his latest movie — in which he plays an arson investigator-turned-adult film director — involved binging tons of raunchy videos.

New research has found that Swahili societies in Zanzibar landscaped baobab trees into their settlements 1,000 years ago, and continue caring for the trees today.