In northern Portugal, a geological phenomenon has baffled scientists for decades: the rare Pedras Parideiras, or "Birthing Stones", which appear to miraculously...

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BBC: Mexico’s 1,500-year-old unknown pyramids

asianct - October 12, 2022 0

Built by indigenous masons, these 1,500-year-old pyramids are still standing strong, held together by sticky juice from the prickly pear cactus.

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BBC: Scotland’s forgotten ancient capital

asianct - October 7, 2022 0

When the county of Fife's biggest town was awarded city status, it came as a major surprise to many. But Dunfermline has...

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VOA: Kenya App Allows Users to Help Track Rare Mammals

asianct - September 30, 2022 0

Kenya's wildlife authorities have launched a free mobile phone app that allows users to track sightings of rare mammals to help authorities...

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BBC: The ancient people who reshaped the Amazon

asianct - September 2, 2022 0

Dating back millennia and covering hundreds of square kilometres, these little-known ruins are changing perceptions of the Amazon and its ancient inhabitants.

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BBC: Turkey’s underground city of 20,000 people

asianct - August 29, 2022 0

More than 85m beneath the famous fairy chimneys of Cappadocia lies a massive subterranean city that was in near-constant use for thousands...

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BBC: A Spanish town abandoned by mistake

asianct - August 27, 2022 0

In the 1960s, the Spanish government evicted a historical village that was supposed to get flooded by the waters of a new...

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BBC: The floating homes of Lake Titicaca

asianct - August 26, 2022 0

Created by the indigenous Uros people as protection against attacks from the Incas, the Uros Islands are one of the world's most...

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BBC: The ancient French town of floating gardens

asianct - August 19, 2022 0

Carved out of the River Somme's marshy hinterland, the Hortillonnages is made up of 110km of slender canals that have led Amiens...

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BBC: Ireland’s priceless treasure hidden by monks

asianct - August 18, 2022 0

One of the most exciting archaeological finds in the history of Irish art was unearthed on Tipperary's Derrynaflan Island by a man...

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BBC: Britain’s most remote mainland pub

asianct - August 16, 2022 0

The only ways to get to the Old Forge Pub are by sea ferry or by a two-day, 18-mile hike across the...

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BBC: The true origin of Sasquatch

asianct - July 26, 2022 0

Stories of a hairy, forest-dwelling, bi-pedal primate have persisted for centuries in British Columbia. But perhaps more important than whether it exists,...

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