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China has encircled the Taklamakan desert, the country’s largest and the world’s second-largest shifting desert, with a 3,050-kilometre green belt of vegetation and sand-blocking technology ...

Archaeologists discovered more than a dozen mummies older than 2,000 years with tongues made from golden amulets. Ancient Egyptians’ idea behind the golden tongues was that they would help the ...

A million years ago, a species known as Homo erectus most likely survived in an arid desert with no trees. By Carl Zimmer Chimpanzees live only in African rainforests and woodlands. Orangutans ...

Mummies’ skin glows brightly when scanned by a laser, revealing the fine details of any tattoos on the preserved body part 1. Getting inked has been a tradition for more than 5,000 years, but ...

A new study sheds light on tattoo designs found on more than 100 mummies from Chancay culture, a group that lived on the Peruvian coast between roughly 900 and 1500 C.E. Julia Binswanger Daily ...

In a groundbreaking move, China has effectively transformed the Taklamakan Desert, often known as the 'sea of death,' into a vast oasis of innovation. Encompassing the country's largest and the ...

NANJING, China, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In November, China has successfully encircled the Taklamakan Desert, often called the "sea of death", the country's largest and the world's second-largest ...

NANJING, China, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In November, China has successfully encircled the Taklamakan Desert, often called the "sea of death", the country's largest and the world's second ...

Scientists have made an incredible discovery after using lasers on 1,200-year-old mummies. A team of researchers in Peru looked at tattoos on more than 100 mummified bodies from the Chancay ...