You can feel it in the coffee shops, the barbershops, and even in the grocery aisle. But there’s another conversation picking up steam as we edge closer to puck drop: Superstitions.

Jalna: Superstition and blind faith practices continue to thrive in several rural and tribal pockets of Maharashtra, primarily due to lack of scientific awareness and the growing influence of self ...

It brings together some of the most common superstitions about animals, “dealing with them in a light and popular way,” with copious quotations from the poets. One of its aims is to sweep away ...

In India, superstitions and myths have fueled a rampant illegal trade in the red sand boa, a docile, nonvenomous snake, reports Shatabdi Chakrabarti in a video for Mongabay India. The red sand boa ...

Today is Friday the 13th - widely considered an unlucky day. But where has this superstition come from and why do people still believe in it today? Anthropologist Phil Stevens provides answers.