The genetic origins and evolutionary adaptations of Tibetans have long intrigued researchers. Previously, scientists had ...

A network of trenches, walls and enclosures built across the steppes of China and Mongolia 800 years ago seems to have been ...

At Xiatang village in Xianju county, East China's Zhejiang province, remains of a primitive village more than 9,000 years old ...

Shi’s Star Catalog has been notoriously difficult to date, but new research suggests astronomers drafted it centuries before its Western counterpart.

A new study reveals how ancient Chinese farmers managed soil fertility and water resources over thousands of years. By ...

The terracotta warriors weigh up to 600 pounds. Due to their age and significance, they must be handled with the utmost ...

For more than two thousand years, people have mapped the stars. But a new study claims one of the world’s oldest surviving ...

These solar terms helped the ancient Chinese people plant and harvest their crops at the right time – this was crucial knowledge for their survival. How did solar terms guide the ancient Chinese?

In this paper, Chinese ancient local chronicles, a unique kind of Chinese ancient books, is taken as an example to discover the knowledge of crop germplasm resources and explore their practical ...

The buried roots and stumps of an ancient forest in southern China are the charred remains ... now covered by agriculture. It’s all that is left of what used to be a thriving wetland ecosystem ...