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The Earth is shifting, Tibet shows signs of being torn in two
A new study suggests that something powerful enough to split the Tibetan plateau could lurk beneath the Himalayas.
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Animal world
The Tragedy of the Tibetan Mastiffs
Speaking of the Tibetan Mastiff, many people probably know that this is a breed of dog originating from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (China), famous for its ferocious perso…
Archeology
Exquisite gold jewelry of ancient nobility unearthed
Archaeologists have unearthed gold and silver jewellery at an early medieval cemetery near the city of Sevastopol in Crimea.
Animal world
China deciphers DNA mystery that helps Tibetan antelope survive on plateau
Chinese scientists have successfully decoded the chromosome-level genome of the rare Tibetan antelope, with the aim of discovering the secret to their survival at high a…
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China successfully mines world's longest ice core outside the polar regions
On October 29, researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announced that they had successfully extracted a 324-meter-long ice core from the thickest glacier…
Archeology
Ancient Handprints on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Unique Evidence of Human Evolution
Handprints and footprints discovered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau date from 169,000 to 226,000 years ago.
Environment
China discovers thickest glacier on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
The ice field, which has a maximum thickness of nearly 400m, is part of the Purog Kangri glacier in Tsoyi County, Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, according to…
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The Earth's Crust Is 'Dripping' in Türkiye
Strange cracks and depressions in Türkiye's Central Anatolian Plateau are evidence of the Earth's crust sinking deeper into itself.
Archeology
Japanese research team finds archaeological site in Peru using AI
To date, researchers have found 430 ground carvings dating back about 2,000 years, of which 318 were discovered by Yamagata University.
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Why is Hoh Xil called the 'human forbidden area'?
Located on the Tibetan plateau, Hoh Xil has an average altitude of over 4,500 meters, with many peaks over 6,000 meters high.
Archeology
Find out where Homo sapiens mixed blood from different species
A very special land in the Middle East witnessed a particularly important turning point in the migration and evolutionary history of our species Homo sapiens.
World Heritage
Ennedi Massif - Africa's most mysterious geological wonder
Ennedi Massif is located in the Northeast of Chad (a country in Central Africa), with an area of about 60 thousand square kilometers and the highest peak 1,450 meters…
Animal world
Finding the origin of the Tibetan Mastiff
In fact, the history of human domestication of dogs has not been fully studied, there are many unsolved mysteries, the views given are just hypotheses and it is too earl…
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The city of a thousand years can't plant a tree: Reward 1 billion for successful 'rescue'
Although people tried many ways, trees still could not grow in this city. The government has offered a huge prize, but it seems
Archeology
The kingdom of Tibet perished due to climate change
The researchers concluded that the collapse of the Kingdom of Gu Ge in the 17th century could have been caused by a drop in temperature.