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Journey through the sands of history as we explore the captivating evolution of camel racing in the Arabian Peninsula. From its humble beginnings as a Bedouin tradition to the modern, high-stakes ...
On Jan. 17, 1991, the first night of Operation Desert Storm, Lt. Cmdr. Michael Scott Speicher took off from the flight deck of the USS Saratoga in his F/A-18 Hornet. He was the first casualty of ...
(Related: Rediscovering China’s ancient Tea Horse Road, a branch of the famous Silk Road.) Nuodeng, a former Tea Horse Trail town, has some of the best-preserved examples of traditional Bai ...
Archaeologists excavating the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the ancient church in Jerusalem situated where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried, recently found evidence of ancient olive trees and ...
An ancient civilization on Mars was wiped out by a nuclear attack from another alien race. It might sound like the plot of a science fiction novel, but Harvard scientist Dr John Brandenburg ...
A mysterious underwater structure off the coast of Japan has some experts wondering if we've seriously underestimated ancient civilizations. Known as the Yonaguni Monument, 82 feet (24.99 meters) ...
A federal jury convicted two Henderson men on Wednesday on charges related to the damage of ancient rock formations at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, according to federal prosecutors.
An altar from the Teotihuacan culture, at the pre-Hispanic heart of what became Mexico, was discovered in Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the center of Mayan culture, demonstrating the ...
Jin Hongjun explains tree protection under an ancient cypress at Zhongyue Temple in Dengfeng. WU YANBO/CHINA DAILY Tree healer Jin Hongjun, 55, vividly recalls the painstaking efforts to save ...
Newly published research has revealed that compositional rock anomalies within oceanic plates caused by ancient tectonics influence the trajectory and speed of the plates as they plunge deep into ...
Fashion label Hemu draws inspiration from ancient Liangzhu culture. Image via China Daily. Rather than relying on ancient motifs, designers drew from Ming Dynasty mamianqun skirts and Yuan Dynasty ...