Anyone who owns a quilt, that quilt has a bit of history and a story behind it,” said Mississippi Museum of Art Associate ...

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In the heart of Sierra Leone, Abubakarr Koma continues to weave a centuries-old tradition into the fabric of modern culture. For over four decades, Koma has been a skilled practitioner of Gara tie ...

Marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo from the 2nd century AD. Credit: Reuters. For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of ...

One of the most advanced fighter jets in the U.S. Air Force’s arsenal faces an engineering problem which an ancient Chinese silk-weaving tactic may solve. The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor remains ...

A new study has revealed significant changes in the strength and position of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds over the past 11,000 years. Using sediment samples from a remote lake perched on ...

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New DNA research shows that half the human beings alive today are descended from the Yamnaya, who lived in Ukraine 5,000 years ago. For about half the people alive today, the story of where they ...