You may not have heard of it before, but there is an incredible motorway in Asia that is also nicknamed the "gateway to Asia" ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...

Silk fibres from a silkworm cocoon can be processed into various forms, ranging from gels, strands, sponges and blocks, through to foams and films 7,8,9,10,11,12.As shown in Fig. 1, the ...

The findings raise new questions about the urban development of Asia across the Silk Road and how the route might have driven innovation. "The high-resolution lidar images offer detailed views of ...

The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days. Salopek began his "Out of Eden" walk four years ago in Ethiopia.

A rare burial in China has revealed a woman with cinnabar-stained teeth, offering insights into Silk Road-era customs.

“The Trans-Caspian Cable Line is an essential part of the Digital Silk Way – a megaproject aimed at creating a digital ...

The £13 billion project aims to redefine this country's position in global trade and create the new "Suez Canal".