A 15th-century Chinese fashion trend, the horsehair skirt (maweiqun), gained immense popularity, creating voluminous ...

The maweiqun, an underskirt made from horsehair, was so popular in the Ming dynasty that the government banned it.

Horsehair plaster (also known as lime-hair plaster) is a mixture of lime, sand, water, and horsehair. Horsehair is added to the base coat of lime plaster for added texture and reinforcement, helping ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: These clay pots have been fired to about 1,200 degrees Celsius. And Eric Louis has about 30 seconds to precisely place this horsehair to create the ...

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Whenever you go to an orchestra concert, you’re hearing and watching a wonderful mix of our current, modern world and the old world. Even though there are modern-made instruments in the string section ...

You’re not likely to witness a horsehair worm making its exit from a praying mantis, but if you do, it’s quite a sight. The spaghetti-like worm, under wet conditions, gradually wiggles out of its host ...

My grandson Parker recently sent me an email and one of the strangest animal photos I have ever received. Most of my ecologist colleagues have never seen the critter that Parker found, but he knew ...

In 333 B.C., Alexander the Great marched his army into the city of Gordion, where there was a massive knot in desperate need of untying. Legend held that the hero who could undo this exceedingly ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jamika Wilson, who is currently nominated for an Oscar in the hairstyling and makeup category for their work on the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. The film "Ma Rainey's ...

The days are getting longer, bits of green are appearing across the landscape and there is horsehair, everywhere! Nothing signifies springtime like the woolly mammoths awaiting me in the barn. Spring ...