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Why is 'China's smallest mountain' only 0.6m high but no one dares to climb it?
There are mountains that are not what people imagine. They are not as tall or as majestic as we imagine.
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Why does climbing Mount Everest have to start at midnight?
Only by setting out at midnight do you stand a chance of climbing Everest. If you wait until dawn to get there, you may never return.
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China's Lost Cities: Majestic Nature, Ancient Cities Filled with the Past
Where is the picturesque Jiangnan water town, surrounded by misty rain and smoke, living off the grace of the ocean? It is Zhejiang.
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Why do strange things happen all year round in Than Duong Loan?
It is rumored that there are rare animals such as thousand-year-old pythons and flying squirrels running around at the bottom of the valley... So what is happening in Th…
Environment
5 reasons why flash floods and landslides devastated the northern mountainous region
According to experts, terrain, slope, geology, and the effects of climate change with heavy rains after storms are the causes of flash floods and landslides in mountaino…
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Just discovered a 72km 'tear in the Earth', the world's second largest country is in fear of a tsunami attack
About 400,000 people are at risk of being hit by a tsunami after a 72km fault line was discovered by scientists.
Biology
Inside Hoia Baciu - The World's Scariest Forest
Nestled between two mountain ranges in Transylvania (Romania) is a forest that even the locals have long avoided entering, for fear of the mysteries within.
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More than 1,000 artifacts unearthed on Mount Wudang
Chinese archaeologists have announced the discovery of a large collection of artifacts at a World Heritage site famous for its Taoist temples.
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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.
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The snow-white mountain stands tall in the middle of the green plain: Unexpectedly, it is a giant garbage dump!
No matter where you stand in the town of Herringen, you can clearly see Monte Kali.
Environment
Initiative to plant millions of 'rattan trees' in the Andes
The ancient mountains of the Andes - home to short-faced bears, leopards and native vultures - were once covered in a plant known as
Space science
Mountains become space junk dumping grounds
Because it lies below the flight path of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the Altai Mountains are regularly showered with rocket debris after each launch.
1001 mystery
Mysterious blue rock gives scientists a headache
Scientists have been at a near standstill in deciphering this blue rock for many years.
Environment
'Fire dragon' appeared on top of Mount Fuji (Japan), how can it be explained?
The beauty of Mount Fuji is not only in the mountain itself, but also in the natural phenomena related to the mountain.
Space science
First time meteorite crater discovered on mountain top
Chinese scientists have found the world's first mountain-top meteorite crater, measuring 1,400m in diameter, in the country's northeast.