If you were asked to select five insects that have most profoundly altered humanity since Homo sapiens first fashioned tools ...

The Silk Road was a network ... named after its orange trees. A nearby excursion is to imperial Persepolis, built in the sixth century BC. Note: the FCDO currently advises against all travel ...

A research team led by Prof. Chen Fulong from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of ...

a few specifically feature mulberry silk (named after the mulberry-tree leaves the silkworms eat) or silk charmeuse (“charmeuse” refers to the weaving, resulting in a shinier-looking silk).

Tan Chau town in An Giang province is home to “Lanh My A”, a luxuriously soft and beautiful handmade silk. Artisans in Tan ...

Sanitation workers in Guangzhou work under the blooming silk floss trees near the Chigang Pagoda and the Canton Tower. (Video/Wu Ziliang) It now enters the blossoming season of the silk floss trees in ...

The best silk sheets enhance your sleep experience with a high-end feel designed for ultimate relaxation and pampering. Silk sheets can be quite pricey, but they’re praised for their ...

The California sun is shining bright, palm trees are swaying in the wind, and Keke Palmer is in full ‘90s mom mode in her ...

Firefighters had to cut their way through buses a car 'collided with trees' in an early-hours smash. Emergency services were ...

Travelling on the high-speed train from medieval Samarkand to modern Tashkent, Beverley Watts first takes in the ancient ...

Heavy rains lashed Bengaluru, causing waterlogging and uprooting trees in many areas, leading to traffic snarls on the roads ...

If you want to feel ridiculously boujie in bed then there’s really only one way to do it, invest in a set of silk sheets. We’re telling you, hotel worthy sleep and the most glamorous of ...