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“It's a liquid, but it’s not just a liquid."
Tarim Basin mummies
Though these ancient settlers of China were culturally cosmopolitan, their DNA turns out to have been completely distinct from the communities with which they interacted.
Monkey King
Journey to the West is rightly considered one of the most influential novels ever written, but the real reason for its success may be its charismatic poster-boy: The Monkey King.
Future vacationing could be pretty different.
Experiments show brain-to-brain collaboration.
The project is a collaboration between the city's public transportation authority, a bookstore and an online education provider. Riders can pick up a book at one stop and drop it off at another.
According to a news report, local officials are promoting them throughout the region because they say they are better at protecting homes and property than dogs.
alien messages
There are pros and cons to sending interstellar messages to aliens that may or may not exist.
Five modern philosophy books about the idea of justice on a pink background.
Philosophy isn't stuck in the past. Here are five texts to connect you with its ongoing dialogue.
A mind map with the words hindi, hindi, hindi, hindi, hindi, hindi.
This minimalist map unties Asia’s mountainous geography, centered on the “Pamir Knot.”
oldest trousers
The design was as intricate as that of modern-day, factory-fabricated denim jeans, and just as durable. The ancients had fashion.
Odilon Redon's 1914 oil painting, "The Cyclops"
People discovered prehistoric fossils long before Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species." The remains of these unknown creatures often puzzled their discoverers.
a glass of red liquid sitting on top of a table.
Is blood the key to anti-aging, or just another lucrative biotech opportunity?
a green map of china on a black background.
The story of China is the story of global economics.
Million Stories
There is a strong case to be made that the China has moved too slowly to reverse the effects of its one-child policy.
Although it’s often described as the Amazon of China, Alibaba has a radically different business model that does not rely on inventory management.
Is history decided by discernible laws or does it unfold based on random, unpredictable occurrences?
Dogs are seen as more likely to leap without looking – possibly a trait shared with their owners.
Yorkicystis lived during the “Cambrian explosion,” 539 million to 485 million years ago – hundreds of million years before the dinosaurs.
Researchers believe they have found a single point mutation in an infection-sensing gene that causes the autoimmune disorder.
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy
“When molecules misbehave, it can lead to great insight.”
It is difficult to save a species that does not seem to care about saving itself.
In 1933, the skull of a 50-year-old male of the Homo longi species was found in China, puzzling researchers.
A cartogram makes it easy to compare regional and national GDPs at a glance.
Researchers propose a new method that could definitively prove the existence of dark matter.