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3D printed 180 m high hydroelectric dam on the Tibetan plateau
Chinese researchers are using artificial intelligence to turn a dam project in Qinghai province into the world's largest 3D printer.
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Archeology
Explore the mysterious ancient citadel in the Sahara desert
The Sahara Desert in Northeast Niger (Africa) is a land that is almost beyond human understanding.
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Decoding the 'desert kite' on the Ustyurt plateau
Ustyurt is located in Central Asia, spanning Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
1001 mystery
Tibetans can bring 'super powers' from another human species
Shocking research from the US shows that our Homo sapiens ancestors in Tibet had two periods of interbreeding with extinct humans called Denisovans, resulting in the pre…
Archeology
Discovered a dinosaur nest with more than 100 eggs and 80 skeletons
Paleontologists have found 100 eggs and 80 skeletons of a dinosaur named Mussaurus at a site where they once lived in Argentina's Patagonian plateau.
Environment
The 'time bomb' beneath the permafrost
Permafrost melting due to global warming brings with it many threats such as the release of greenhouse gases, fractured infrastructure and changing landscapes.
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The world's largest upland human gene bank
China has launched a bank to store more than 120,000 human genetic samples on the Tibetan plateau to support research on altitude sickness.
Biology
China announced new findings on the origin of oyster mushroom
Chinese scientists have recently discovered that oyster mushroom, a common edible mushroom, may have originated in the Himalayas mountain range some 39 million years ago.
Biology
The melted 15,000-year-old glacier could release new viruses
A team of US and Chinese scientists studied two ice cores from a glacier in the Tibetan Plateau and discovered 28 completely new virus samples.
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AI discovered mysterious patterns in the desert
Researchers from Yamagata University, Japan announced the discovery of 142 new giant drawings on the Nazca plateau.
Space science
The deadly truth on the 'twin' planet orbiting Earth
Some recent studies suggest that there is another green planet once present besides Earth. But new evidence suggests it could be a hellish version.
Archeology
1,400 year old cemetery discovered on the Scottish plateau
Archaeologists found traces of many circular or square tombs, most likely built by the Pict people.
Environment
The island is dubbed the 'fairy world' with enchanting terrain masterpieces
Across the 1656km2 area of Skye, the most remote island in the north of Scotland is paralyzed with deep trenches, steep, high walls like mazes.
Animal world
Discovering species of
The small toad with two pairs of sharp horns was discovered in the forests of the misty and mossy mountains of Lam Dong, Vietnam.
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The most remote places in the world are inhabited
There are very few people in remote and remote areas on Earth, it takes many days to reach.