BEIJING, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "More than two thousand years ago, the ancient Silk Road connected peoples, diverse civilizations, and regional economies across nations. Today, we share an ...

An international research team has discovered that China's domesticated silkworms reached Central Asia nearly 4,000 years ago ...

The silkworm moth, whose caterpillars have been used in silk production since antiquity, may have been brought to southern Central Asia 4,000 years ago—nearly 2,000 years earlier than previously ...

New evidence from Uzbekistan suggests ancient Central Asians raised silkworms around 2000 BCE. These findings challenge the ...

Some 4,000 years ago, ancient people brought the production technique for the precious luxury from China to Central Asia via ...

Two high-altitude, medieval cities built by mobile herders along Silk Road trade routes in Central Asia have been hiding in plain sight — until now. Mountainous regions typically have been seen as ...

As his journey around the world continues, writer Paul Salopek encounters the enduring spirits of one of history’s great ...

Both regions have more in common and more to learn from each other than meets the eye. The states of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) have recently been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Francesco Lastrucci From left: A train attendant at Navoi Station, in the Samarkand area; boarding a train in Bukhara. In Central ...