Chinese archaeologists discovered a 2,200-year-old stone inscription that suggests China’s first emperor sent alchemists to a ...

A newly reconstructed Chinese skull, dating back nearly a million years, is offering fresh insights into human evolution.

Researchers used sophisticated scanning and digital reconstruction techniques to determine the original shape of the skull, ...

When we picture the history of money, many imagine barter leading naturally to coins, then paper bills, then cards and ...

Seeing some images of olden times may seem somewhat cartoonish. Because these events happened a long time ago, they can ...

Archaeologists unearthed a 16-ton treasure-filled tomb in the Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, untouched by grave robbers for over 2,000 years. The tomb may belong to Prince Gao, a Qin dynasty ...

They are small, ancient and might just have the potential to help some of China’s most salt-affected areas turn a profit. Brine shrimp, also known as Artemia, are among the oldest surviving species on ...

A newly renovated public toilet in Dunhuang, Gansu province, has turned into an unexpected tourist hotspot—going viral online after its transformation into a cultural and artistic space, according to ...

The lion may have been brought from China in the mid-1260s and modified in Venice between 1270 and 1290. Wolfgang Moroder via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 For hundreds of years, an iconic ...