Samuel Crompton revolutionised the cotton industry through his invention of the mule. Despite this, he died a pauper.These tiny scraps of cotton thread offer a glimpse into an extraordinary period in ...

A good night’s sleep generally calls for a cozy mattress, a comfortable set of pillows and a soft set of cotton sheets. While there are countless cotton sheets available their quality tends to vary ...

Cotton is by far the most popular choice for sheet material thanks to its breathability, comfort, and durability. This natural fiber that can either be light and airy or dense and warming depending on ...

When shopping for sheets, one of the first things that comes up is thread count. Whether it’s front-and-center on the packaging or at the front of your mind, it’s always the stitched elephant in the ...

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An international consortium has published a high-quality draft assembly of the simplest cotton genome. In the study, researchers traced the evolution of cotton and fiber development over millions of ...