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Green farm in the scorching desert
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Green farm in the scorching desert

Referring to the desert, people will think of the sunny beaches, the burning heat, but in the Wadi Rum desert in southern Jordan, a farm can still grow green as a wonder…

December 18, 2018
Diets change the demand for freshwater in Asia
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Diets change the demand for freshwater in Asia

Scientists say switching to a high-protein, Western-like diet of Asians may lead to frequent food shortages for the region that is suffering from this fresh water pressu…

December 18, 2018
The terraces at Philippine Cordilleras
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The terraces at Philippine Cordilleras

The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Organization has recognized terraced fields in the Philippines Cordilleras is a World Cultural Heritage in 1995.

December 18, 2018
Subak farming system in Bali
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Subak farming system in Bali

The United Nations Science, Education and Cultural Organization has recognized Indonesia's Subak Cultivation System as a World Natural Heritage in 2012.

December 18, 2018
3800 year old potato garden excavation
Archeology

3800 year old potato garden excavation

Archaeologists have found an Indian potato-looking garden dating to about 3,800 years old, still with stone fences and wood-rolling digging tools.

December 17, 2018
Journey of domesticated water rice
Archeology

Journey of domesticated water rice

British scientists discovered the process of introducing wet rice cultivation from a wild plant species, contributing to further clarifying the history of human species…

December 17, 2018
Detecting strange soil tissue
Archeology

Detecting strange soil tissue

Artificial soil that looks like an eel, a vulture or a duck discovered in North America may be evidence that ancient people rely on astronomy to cultivate crops. Accordi…

December 17, 2018