Archeology
Creepy 'ghost' village emerges between Spain-Portugal border
The ruins of a 'ghost' village have been exposed after a drought dried up a dam on the Spain-Portugal border, attracting curious crowds.
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The dark history of the dam in the top 7 greatest works in American history: The price to pay is very expensive
The Hoover Dam was among the most important American structures of the 20th century. But for it, they had to pay a heavy price.
Animal world
Detecting a population of mussels up to 100 years old on the American River
A team of researchers identified upstream mussels in Wisconsin as more than 100 years old based on the time it took to build the dam.
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The village that was submerged for 36 years was discovered due to drought
The ruins of an abandoned village suddenly surfaced after decades of being submerged in northern Iraq.
Scientific works
The hydroelectric dam is one and a half times taller than the Three Gorges Dam coming into operation
O Dong Duc Dam generated electricity from all 12 generators on June 16, supplying electricity from the Yangtze valley in the southwest to the most populous areas in the…
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The catastrophic dam failure in China once killed 171,000 people
The disaster of Ban Kieu dam in China in 1975 is one of the horrific dams in the world.
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The Three Gorges hydropower dam is so large that when it is full of water, the Earth's rotation will slow down and the day-long period will grow
Although the change will be small, it is undeniable its influence on the Earth's rotation.
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How big can the Three Gorges Dam withstand floods?
In 2010, the Three Gorges Dam overcame major flood control tasks when the water flow peaked at 70,000 m3 per second, which is 20,000 m3 higher than the 1998 flood disast…
Scientific works
China operates a huge hydroelectric dam, higher than the Three Gorges Dam
The O Dong Duc hydroelectric dam project has started to test electricity, with a dam height of 270m compared to the height of 181m of the Tam Hiep Dam.
Scientific works
Three Gorges Dam - A masterpiece or disaster hovering over the head?
The Three Gorges Dam is a hydroelectric power plant that is known all over the world, towering across the third Yangtze River on the planet. But the disaster it caused i…
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China Three Gorges Dam: 13 facts about the controversial giant dam that slowed Earth's rotation
The Three Gorges Dam (English Three Gorges Dam) is one of the most ambitious and controversial projects on the planet. But how much do you know about the Three Gorges Da…
Space science
The disaster of dam failure in the United States from space
NASA shared photographs from the Landsat 8 satellite documenting the moment of water at the Edenville and Sanford dams on the Tittabawassee River, which flooded Michigan.
Science story
Einstein's son made the greatest dam in America
Hans Albert Einstein laid the foundations for the work of regulating and controlling the flow of Mississippi, the largest river in the United States.
Scientific works
The Mekong River hydroelectric dam causes Vietnam's GDP to fall by 0.3%
Hydroelectric dams on the mainstream will continue to cause severe damage to agriculture, hydropower, ecology, and downstream life.
Archeology
Hai Phong urgently excavated 13 suspected wooden piles of the battle of Bach Dang
The People's Committee of Hai Phong City allowed the Archeology Institute to preside over and coordinate with the Hai Phong Museum and the People's Committee of Thuy Ngu…