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

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 ...

The top court in the US won’t hear Battle Born Investments’ case claiming it purchased rights to 69,370 Bitcoin seized by the US from the online black market Silk Road. The United States Supreme Court ...