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No One Really Knew How Many Ghost Cities Existed In China… Until Now
China’s “ghost cities,” where towns are built at high-speed but struggle to find residents, are a well-known phenomenon. But while there are lots of pictures of these uncanny cities online, it’s really difficult to figure out how many actually exist.
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How Manhattan Narrowly Avoided Being Sliced In Half
Robert Moses changed New York forever, razing neighbourhoods to build the gargantuan Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. But did you know he dreamt of doing the same to Manhattan?
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Newly-Discovered Geoglyphs Are So Big, NASA Is Helping Study Them From Space
Turgai, Kazakhstan might not look like much besides wide, sweeping plains. But over the past few years, archaeologists have revealed more than 200 massive earthworks, so large that you’d never notice them from the ground. As the New York Times reports today, no one knows their purpose — yet.
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The Underwater Farms That Could Help Stop The Death Of Our Oceans
It seems like every week brings a new doomsday study about the death of our oceans. But off the coast of Long Island, an underwater farm is demonstrating how sustainable ocean farming can clean the water, give sea life a safe haven, and turn kelp into the “next kale.” Its creators hope the model will…