Ivory, historically prized for carvings and jewelry, is now central to ethical debates due to poaching and endangered species. Derived from animal tusks and teeth, it's denser and smoother than bone, ...

Beautiful ornaments from an ugly trade. More than a ton of ivory has been taken to New York's Times Square and destroyed as a protest. Many of the items were confiscated from an antiques dealer in ...

It probably wouldn't occur to most suburbanites or city folk (or to most designers) but someone like HGTV's Erin Napier knows when to let a kitchen wall be a backsplash. Replacing the standard ...

Human-made ivory and stone tools have been found in a 14,000-year-old layer of Alaskan earth, providing evidence of some of the first people to inhabit the Americas. The tools resemble those made by ...

Hallie Milstein is an Editorial Fellow for Southern Living where she is primarily focused on digital production and online content creation. She covers home design, entertaining, and lifestyle across ...