Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s hands and fingers. Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hi! I'm Morgan, and I'm a 30-year-old Samoan woman. Morgan Sloss / BuzzFeed Even if you don't know much about Samoan culture, ...

Traditional medicine in Samoa has been "understudied" Researchers say a plant called matalafi is an effective anti-inflammatory therapeutic It may also have implications "beyond traditional use" A ...

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John ...

Flames lit up the stage in Laie this week as competitors from around the world battled for the top titles at the 2026 World ...

Researchers say leaves of the matalafi plant could also potentially be used to treat cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular diseases Leaves from a plant which can be found “in back yards across Samoa” ...

The Psychotria insularum plant, or matalafi in Samoan, has long been used in traditional medicine. A new study found it is as effective as ibuprofen in lowering inflammation, and could even have other ...

A Samoan medicinal plant may be as effective as ibuprofen for treating inflammation, according to a new study that combines traditional community knowledge with a modern scientific approach.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Overfishing and the degradation of reefs is a common problem across the Pacific, not least in Samoa, ...