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 ...

An exhibition on the history of the Silk Road trading route at the British Museum has met with a chilly reception from one ...

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 ...

Lynn sails on the Rhone River, passing through three famous wine regions.

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 ...

RmKV Silks celebrates 100 years with a 4,000 color natural-dyed silk sari collection, showcasing innovative designs and ...

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

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