However, for several years, there has been a decline worldwide including in India in students taking up subjects in pure ...

A Consumer Reports investigation found the 10 most popular synthetic braids, integral to Black culture, contain carcinogens, ...

Tiny, reddish and itchy raised bumps were the cross an Akwa Ibom indigene, Itee Akrasi, had to bear whenever she used hair ...

OGIMI, Japan >> As light as a dragonfly’s wing, a traditional Okinawan textile possesses a unique texture that keeps the ...

Imagine a space where you can create colours and textiles, then weave them into a life-size, ever-evolving work of art.

Arguably the most well-known, versatile and widely used fabric, cotton comes from cotton plants. The fabric has ... weave with indigo dye,” says Leo Wang, co-founder of bedding brand Buffy.

Biotech startup Tintte's “biobank” of more than 130 microorganisms creates bacteria-based color pigments for sustainable ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...

The stability and delivery of biopesticides limits application. Here, azadirachtin is co-assembled with plant secondary metabolites for efficient drug delivery, demonstrating pest management ...

With its rich history in the Lowcountry, we met with artist Arianne King Comer to learn about the process of indigo dyeing and how people can still use it today. She explained the traditional methods ...