Albanian women have long been famed for their stylish and colourful traditional attire that some still wore until relatively ...

Albanian women have long been famed for their stylish and colourful traditional attire that some still wore until relatively ...

Staff member Meng Xiaochou (right) introduces to her colleague Chen Yanlu a relic she restored years ago at the Suzhou Silk Museum. [PHOTO/XINHUA] NANJING — A growing number of visitors are flocking ...

By applying CRISPR-Cas9, a technique that has already been widely used to create custom medical treatments or make farm ... strength of the silk produced by gene-modified silkworms.

For silk, the silkworms must only eat organic plant matter ... magnetic cardboard box. It'd make an ideal gift for the eco-conscious friend. It comes in seven colors, including a luxe gold ...

From the spotted Egyptian Mau to the elegant Turkish Angora, these are the oldest breeds that still exist today ...

Insects are small but have a huge impact. Insects represent more than half of all wild species on the planet, with more than ...

Silk has a legacy; bamboo has celebrity endorsement. Both are lustrous and cooling — but which is actually worth sleeping on?

According to the International Sericultural Commission, China is the largest producer of silk in the world, followed by India, Uzbekistan, Thailand and Brazil. The US, Italy, Japan, India, France, ...

The number of times I have walked into a spider web is pretty comical. At first, I saw them as a nuisance during my forest ...