Old silk presses hold heatless curls beautifully, making loose waves a great way to revive your look. To create soft, ...

We wait. In the eighth century a trader to the northeast of us, near a Chinese town called Turpan, paid 40 bolts of raw silk for an 11-year-old slave girl. To the southeast, a thousand years ...

The key to the dating process, Moini says, is that as silk proteins age, some of the amino acids rearrange themselves into the D variant. He can tell how old a silk thread is by looking at the ...

Having discovered silk residues in a Bronze-Age sacrificial pit in Sichuan province, the authors of a new study suggest that the opulent larvae-derived fiber was revered as much for its elegance ...

Two major archaeological sites along the ancient Silk Road opened to the public in northwest China on Thursday, the first day ...

While tracing the ancient Silk Road through Central Asia on foot, National Geographic writer Paul Salopek was regaled with tales of these jinn. One night, under clear skies in the sprawling ...

Pooja Hegde recently captivated her followers with photos showcasing a vintage green and violet silk saree, a 70-year-old ...

In an era marked by climate urgency and an escalating demand for sustainable alternatives, Bangladesh has introduced a ...