Xizang: home away from home for Nepali traveler
As I was getting ready to listen to a brief on the weeklong Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region tour I was about to take at the multicultural hall of the…
US veteran in Vietnam War regrets dropping cluster bombs
During the Vietnam War, the US used cluster bombs to carry out airstrikes on targets in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. Between 1964 and 1973, 260 million tons of cluster bombs…
Greece: Greek dance troop performs in Chaoyang Park
Coming amid the third China-Central Eastern European Countries Culture and Arts Carnival, traditional dances from all over Greece, such as ipirotikos, tsamiko, kalamatiano, sirtaki and ikariotiko, were performed on October…
Hangzhou a chance for West to learn about Asia as an equal
After being postponed due to COVID, the 2022 Asian Games, set in Hangzhou, officially began on Saturday. This multi-sport tournament taking place on the world's largest continent, as measured by…
Chinese space telescopes accurately measure brightest gamma-ray burst ever detected, highlighting power of international cooperation
Together with 40 other research institutions worldwide, the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) released its latest discoveries on Wednesday, including the brightest…
Shock, speculation linger over Prigozhin's reported death in plane crash; US, West launch 'cognitive warfare' using incident
Two months after a "rebellion" by the Wagner Group was quickly quelled, the leader of the private military company Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly killed in a plane crash, leaving a…
Everything you ever wanted to know about hair — and then some
After the Exxon Valdez dumped more than 10 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Alaska, hairdresser Phil McCrory got an idea. He gathered up human hair from his…
Nuclear bomb debris can reveal blast size, even decades later
A new type of fallout forensics can reconstruct nuclear blasts decades after detonation. By measuring the relative abundance of various elements in debris left over from nuclear explosions, researchers say…
Website tests predictive powers of the hive mind
As the saying goes, “It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” The website Metaculus.com aims to make this challenging task easier by harnessing collective wisdom. Metaculus solicits answers…
Ways to beat heat have hidden costs for birds
WASHINGTON — In the short-term, ways to beat the heat are cool. But for desert birds, even simple panting or flying into the shade have some sneaky long-term costs. When…