Brown rice is a whole grain while white rice has had some parts of the grain removed. Each type provides a slightly different amount of nutrients. Rice is a versatile grain consumed by people ...

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce. Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been ...

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a discovery that could shift our understanding of the fabled Silk Road. Known for the exchange of goods and ideas between the East and West, the trade routes were long believed to have linked ...

The Love Island presenter, 30, commanded attention in a white silk halterneck dress as she posed up a storm. The stunning dress highlighted her gorgeous curves and was worn with strappy heels to ...

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The Oscar-winning actor, who is expecting her second child with husband Cooke Maroney, was glowing in a snow white wrap coatdress ... choppy ends and romantic curtain bangs. For makeup, the ...

Richard White, the founder-CEO of Australia's biggest ASX-listed tech company, WiseTech, is stepping down after 30 years in the role. WiseTech's global board said Mr White's departure was ...

Now, archaeologists for the first time have mapped these intriguing highland strongholds in the country’s southeast — once a key crossroad of ancient silk trade routes — that were ...

Hold the phone: if you’re new to the concept of sleeping in a silk hair wrap it’s time to get acquainted with Silke. Where most hair wraps seem aesthetically unpleasing, this one is wholly ...

Scientists Document Lost Mountain Cities on Silk Road in Uzbekistan By Will Dunham (Reuters) - In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have ...