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With less water in the lakes, especially Lake Turkana, it has become easier for the great rift beneath to move.
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Researchers scoured previously classified Japanese military maps that accurately represent a lost Silk Road route. These maps detailed the Great Mongolian Road, which included key settlements and ...
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James Hyatt, age 4, was rambling around a green field with his dad on a pleasant day one May. Holding his dad’s metal ...
A recent study takes a closer look at what’s happening in the human mind when we really want to believe something.
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This winter is one for the books. It hasn’t been an easy one to navigate—even for the most rugged of PopMech editors. Here on ...
Other architectural highlights within the tomb include friezes and carvings in doorposts.