"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Dating back to ancient Chinese civilizations and remaining culturally relevant today, the lotus is a ...

You've seen them floating in a pond before. The beautiful lotus flower can grow in cloudy and muddy waters, which have made them a source of beauty due to the juxtaposition. An unlikely place, the ...

Research led by anthropology and Egyptology student Liam McEvoy at the University of California, Berkeley, has proposed a new hypothesis about the use of the blue lotus in ancient Egypt. McEvoy's ...