Around 20 years ago, a group of archaeologists made a curious discovery: something had been smeared on the heads and necks of ...

Researchers have discovered and analyzed DNA from the world's oldest cheese, found with the Tarim Basin mummies in China, ...

Mummies found near China's Tarim Basin were buried 3,600 years ago with snacks for the afterlife. A decade after ...

Being able to sequence the bacterial genes in the ancient kefir gave the researchers the chance to track how probiotic ...

Discover the 3,600-year-old origins of kefir as scientists analyze DNA from ancient cheese, revealing insights into probiotic ...

Scientists were finally able to analyze the DNA in the world’s oldest cheese, which was found two decades ago smeared on ...

When the 3,600-year-old coffin of a young woman was excavated in northwestern China two decades ago, archeologists discovered ...

Scientists found the oldest cheese ever discovered in the world when examining three Bronze Age mummies from China.

In a discovery that’s sure to delight both history buffs and cheese fans, scientists believe they have unearthed the world’s oldest cheese alongside mummies in Northwestern China. At a staggering ...

Bronze Age desert dwellers unearthed from graves in what’s now northwest China were buried with cheese scattered on their ...

Many of us will have expired foodstuffs sitting forgotten in the back of our fridges and cupboards, but nothing is going to ...