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The United States has just increased its area by 1 million square kilometers.
Just a few weeks ago, the United States grew by 1 million square kilometers (more than 386,000 square miles).
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Archeology
Mysterious 405km long curved wall runs across Mongolia
Researchers have discovered that a 405km-long wall along the Mongolia-China border appears to have been hastily built to keep out invaders.
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The strange life of the 'black blood' tribe living on the world's highest freshwater lake
Titicaca is a large freshwater lake located on the border of Peru and Bolivia, famous as the highest lake in the world and possessing a unique system of fauna and flora.
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The phenomenon of 'moving borders' changes the shape of countries
Climate change is accelerating the retreat of glaciers, forcing countries with glacier borders such as those in the Alps to adjust their maps.
Biology
Discovering a unique new plant species near the Vietnam border, China wants to immediately put it in the Red Book
After identifying a species of flowering plant growing in dense clusters near the border with Vietnam as a new species, researchers have proposed putting it in the Red B…
1001 mystery
Strange object 4m in diameter, 5m high with foreign writing drifted to the coast of Quang Ngai
While collecting scrap, people in Quang Ngai discovered a strange object that looked like a buoy with the words China Buoy drifting ashore, so they reported it to the au…
Archeology
Rare Roman-era coin hoard discovered in German mountains
A metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a rare treasure trove of nearly 3,000 Roman coins. Experts have no idea how or why the huge hoard got there.
Space science
What lies beyond the boundaries of the universe?
The world we know is not infinite. Many people wonder, if the universe is finite, then it must be part of something.
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Why do Italy and Switzerland have to redraw the border?
Part of the border between Italy and Switzerland is to be redrawn as the glaciers that mark the border between the two countries melt.
Photo library
A series of photos revealing the wonders of the world that you may never expect.
The world is so big! You will never understand it all.
Animal world
Canadian super pigs may invade the US
New research by scientists shows that super feral pigs in Canada have a high possibility of spreading into South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota, causing bi…
Archeology
The mysterious 'reflective city' forgotten in the middle of the Iraqi desert
The famous 2,300-year-old city ruins of Dura-Europos in Syria may have one
Space science
Journey to conquer the universe to see the Earth without borders
Putting aside differences and disagreements in political views, many powers such as Russia, the US, China, or Japan still cooperate to bring humanity many important achi…
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The world's shortest national border is only 85 meters long
The Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, a small rock formation in northern Africa conquered by Spain in 1564, holds the title of the world's shortest national border, at just 8…
Space science
Where is the end of the Solar System?
Depending on the definition, the border of the solar system can be the Kuiper Belt, the corona, or the Oort Cloud.