If you hold a sheet of paper up to the light, it looks almost weightless — thin, soft, and easy to tear. Yet this simple ...

"Traditionally, the Chinese have placed great importance on recording and studying history," said Chen Wei, a bamboo-slip ...

Paper solved those problems. It’s light and foldable. It’s less expensive to produce. To make a little silk, people must ...

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Ancient Greek doctors invented the renowned Mediterranean diet, as Hippocratic physicians prescribed healthy diets to treat ...

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Nowadays, scientists armed with sophisticated telescopes witness many supernovas every year, but they have all been distant ...

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His traditionally styled buildings shaped the Manhattan skyline and conferred gravitas on individuals and institutions, ...