How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...
Science News1d
An African strontium map sheds light on the origins of enslaved people
While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
Science News4d
Ancient rocks reveal when rivers began pouring nutrients into the sea
Rivers began pumping weathered material into the sea about a billion years after Earth formed, suggesting continents may have gotten an early start.
Greek City Times14d
Map of Ancient Greece and Cyprus on Google Maps
We have encountered a fascinating social media map that illustrates the Greek world through archaeological ... from the Americas to the Far East, including Manchuria, China, and Japan.
Nikkei Asia18d
China posts 5% growth for 2024 as challenges pile up
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- China on Friday announced that its economic growth rate for 2024 was in line with the target set by a government beset by the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs, an enduring ...
CNET19d
As TikTok Ban Nears, Peeved Users Flock to Other Chinese Social Media Apps
Some TikTok users aren't waiting until the upcoming Jan. 19 ban to test out other short-form video sharing apps, but instead of Meta's social media sites or the Fediverse, they're swarming to ...
The Economist19d
An initiative so feared that China has stopped saying its name
LIKE LORD VOLDEMORT from Harry Potter, “Made in China 2025” is an initiative which induces so much fear and loathing abroad that Chinese officials dare not speak its name. The plan ...
Valley Public Radio20d
Ancient Celtic tribe had women at its social center
This is why Cassidy and her colleagues were surprised to find remains of a Celtic tribe that lived during the Iron Age in Britain from around 100 BCE to 100 CE where it appeared, after studying their ...
New York Post20d
China-owned TikTok alternative RedNote’s surge in US sparks alarm over ‘serious’ security risks
The bizarre surge in popularity in the US for China-based social media app RedNote ahead of the looming TikTok ban has sparked alarm among policy experts – who warned it carries even greater ...
Newsweek20d
Map Shows Chinese 'Monster Ship' Movements in South China Sea
The map, based on ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic and Global Fishing Watch, shows the ship departed from the port of Sanya in China's Hainan province on December 30. It then sailed into the ...
Newsweek20d
Ancient DNA Reveals Women Central to Celtic Britain's Social Networks
New genetic evidence suggests that female family ties were central to social structures in pre-Roman ... An analysis of ancient DNA from a late Iron Age cemetery in Dorset, southwest England ...