The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our ...

The most famous example of such exquisitely preserved Cambrian fossils is the Burgess Shale of Canada.

The discovery reveals an unexpected connection to the ancient Silk Road.

An exhibition delving into the profound legacy of China's ancient academies, known as Shuyuan, opened Monday at the National ...

Long before Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac helped organize years, beliefs, and social life. Here’s how the system of 12 animals evolved over the centuries.

While gold and silver have long been symbols of wealth and power, in ancient China, these precious metals carried a much ...

(Reuters) -In 1990, an ancient human skull was unearthed in China's Hubei Province that was so badly deformed during fossilization that it was hard to gauge its significance. A new analysis now ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting peasant in Sichuan province stumbled upon a cache of jade relics while ...

Confucius (circa 551–479 B.C.E.) was a teacher, philosopher, and political theorist from ancient China. His teachings have influenced much of East Asia and continue to provide us with guidance on how ...