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Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground

The Putuo hornbeam, a hardy tree that thrives in the damp air by the East China Sea, could be easily overlooked by visitors to the Huiji Temple on an island in Zhejiang province.The tree has an unremarkable appearance:...

A Styphnolobium japonicum tree, about 1,000 years old, at the LingGuang Temple in Beijing. (Zhiyao Tang via The New York Times)

How to stop straining your eyes

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Goat markets and how souqs evolved to become windows to Oman culture

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Omani Women Navigating Tradition Through Social Media

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Masterpieces from US-German collector Berggruen on show in Paris

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Earth Had a Ring 466 Million Years Ago, Study Says

An artists rendering provided by Oliver Hull depicts the Earth surrounded by a temporary ring of debris 466 million years ago. (Oliver Hull via The New York Times)

Exploring Mahaj Cave: A Hidden Gem in the Heart of Muscat

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Peru archaeologists find 600-year-old child sacrifice site

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Study documents extinction of 610 bird species and ecological impacts

A flock of Common Teal fly across a wetland on a winter day on the outskirts of Srinagar

US returns to Iran latest batch of ancient clay tablets

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Ancient Peru throne room points to possible female ruler, archaeologists say

A team work for the study, documentation, and conservation of the painted architecture at the archaeological site of Panamarca where archaeologists have uncovered evidence that could point to a woman ruling in a coastal valley during the ancient Moche culture over 1,300 years ago, including a used throne and scenes in elaborate wall paintings, in Nepena, Peru, in this handout photo distributed on September 29, 2024. PRIA (Archaeological Research Program) Paisajes Arqueologicos de Panamarca - Lisa Trever/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT

France opens first museum for Sufi art

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The Role of Coaches in Oman's Swimming Revolution

The Role of Coaches in Oman's Swimming Revolution

Revisiting the discovery of Oman's Stonehenge

Arabian-stonehenge-: Photos by Roman Garba, Institute of Archaeology of the Czech Academy of Sciences.

The stone-eaters that threaten Iran's ancient Persepolis

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Brazil's Indigenous people hail return of sacred cloak

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