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Dubai built the world's largest airport in the desert
The construction process of Al Maktoum International Airport with the capacity to accommodate 160 million passengers will take decades in the desert near Dubai.
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Archeology
Decoding the ancient Maya city
The ancient Maya city of Tikal, in present-day Guatemala, flourished from about 600 BC to 900 AD.
Biology
The creepy thing in the extremely strange and rare plants of Vietnam
At first glance this plant looks like a deformed tumor clinging to the host plant. The outside appearance is weird, but the inside of them is really creepy...
Environment
The lake is as big as 38,000 dry swimming pools due to drought
A record 13-year drought has caused water levels in the Peñuelas reservoir in central Chile to drop to levels unfit for life.
AI - Artificial intelligence
AI is trained to hear the sound of coral life
Scientists listened to an underwater sound recording off the islands of central Indonesia, hearing what sounded like the bonfire of a coral reef teeming with life.
Health
Medical waste can spread monkeypox virus
The monkeypox virus is spread through direct contact, and medical experts fear medical waste could be the cause of the virus being transmitted to humans.
Environment
How will climate change cause hot weather this year?
La Nina is forecasted to remain until early summer, this year's hot weather will appear late and the hot season will not be as intense as in previous years.
Science story
Scientists propose the idea of drilling 'Hell's Gate' to put out the fire
Scientists propose drilling 'Gateway to Hell' in central Turkmenistan to extinguish the crater that has burned for decades.
Archeology
Detecting an underwater ghost city, in the middle of an 84,000-year-old crater
In the midst of Central America's deepest volcanic lake Atitlán, the mysterious structures of a ghost city have been found after thousands of years of disappearance.
Science story
Discover a special kitchen that is both cheap and 'clean'
From the frigid mountain ranges of Europe to the humid forests of Central Asia or the arid regions of Africa, millions of people are cooking with special stoves.
New technology
Super yacht can fly in the sky at a speed of 110km/h
Superyacht Air Yacht is about 150 meters long, consists of two large balloons and a central compartment connected by footbridges.
Oceanography
Treasure hunter received a 'bitter end' for not revealing the position of 500 gold coins
A treasure hunter has been jailed for six years for refusing to reveal the whereabouts of 500 gold coins he found in an ancient shipwreck.
Photo library
Decoding the 'desert kite' on the Ustyurt plateau
Ustyurt is located in Central Asia, spanning Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Archeology
Digging the foundation to build a house, discovering a strange giant artifact
The strange giant artifact unearthed on a construction site in Central Java, Indonesia has attracted the attention of cultural relics experts.
History
True to the curse of tyrant Timur
In the world, there are still many ancient places with many mysteries that are difficult to solve. These places are often imbued with legends about mystical forces that…