Indian masks play not only an artistic role but also become repositories of folklore, embody religious ideology and help ...

With all the angst about mask mandates and mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, we can be thankful that the facemasks worn by U.S. Olympians in Tokyo are giving us something to have a little fun ...

A giant Mayan mask as tall as a person has been revealed at an archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán. The mask, which depicts the face of an unknown deity or elite person, was sculpted ...

Since early 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic raged both across the U.S. and the world, various photographs of masks worn during the 1918-1920 influenza pandemic were shared online, as we noted with ...

Editor's note: Raven Saunders uses they/them pronouns. This article has been updated throughout. With all the angst about mask mandates and mask wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic, we can be ...