Research led by Jilin University and Texas A&M University has documented the first known case of cinnabar-stained teeth in ...

In China, cinnabar was used for decorations, funerary rituals, and even in alchemy, prized for its medicinal and religious uses despite its toxicity. Cinnabar has been found on the surface of ...

Researchers found the remains of a woman over 2,000 years old in northwest China with red-dyed teeth thanks to the use of cinnabar, a mineral composed of mercury sulfide. This is the first documented ...