Older people in Yunnan can still remember the days when merchants with mules plied the Tea Horse Road: the last few caravans "trickled" through this millennium-old network of trading routes ...

It’s a fact that we need towels for the many cleaning processes we complete in and around homes. Indeed, with the use of towels comes the need for organized and proper storage solutions for them. Some ...

Green tea has several hidden health benefits. If you're ready to cut down on coffee, here's why you should switch your choice of morning beverage. Mandy Sleight is a freelance writer and has been ...

Rebecca Roland is an editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, who covers the evolving landscape of Los Angeles’s food scene. China’s biggest tea shop, Chagee, is opening its first U ...

Commercial tea bags may release microplastics during the brewing process. The ones made with polypropylene, a type of plastic, were found to release 1.2 billion particles of nanoplastics per ...

A good bath towel is the difference between a cosy, spa-like embrace and a damp, scratchy letdown. The best towels wrap you in softness and wick away moisture. If you settle for thin, rough or barely ...

Have you ever noticed a distinct line at the bottom of a new towel? While it might seem like a simple design element, this line, known as the ‘dobby border’, actually serves several important purposes ...

Our towels are daily staples for drying off after a bath or washing our hands and face, but there's a curious detail on these bathroom necessities that many have missed. Have you ever spotted that ...

Software engineer Nate McGrady posted the question on X, formerly Twitter, on March 13. “What is the purpose of this part of a towel?” he asked his over 32,000 followers with a photo of a grey towel ...