A portrait of mathematician Alan Turing is thought to be the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at auction. Sotherby's says the Ai-Da Robot work "marks a moment in the history of modern ...

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce. Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been ...

The best silk pillowcases are billed as helping to improve your skin and hair, while also making for a luxurious addition to your bedding. Silk is less absorbent than cotton – and won’t wick ...

Now, archaeologists for the first time have mapped these intriguing highland strongholds in the country’s southeast — once a key crossroad of ancient silk trade routes — that were ...

Hold the phone: if you’re new to the concept of sleeping in a silk hair wrap it’s time to get acquainted with Silke. Where most hair wraps seem aesthetically unpleasing, this one is wholly ...

Get our weekly Home and Garden email for tips, and interior inspiration Artificial flowers have come a long way from their tacky, plastic predecessors. Today’s faux blooms offer a near-perfect ...

An aerial survey has revealed hundreds of medieval archaeological features thousands of feet above sea level along the famous Silk Road—a network of ancient trade routes that connected ...

Two high-altitude, medieval cities built by mobile herders along Silk Road trade routes in Central Asia have been hiding in plain sight — until now. Mountainous regions typically have been seen ...

Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been called the Silk Road, archaeologists are uncovering two medieval cities that may have bustled with inhabitants a thousand ...

350,000 flower wholesale markets and florist shops across the country," said Qian Chongjun, the executive president of Yunnan Dounan Flower Industry Group. As the flower industry flourishes ...