Desert plants' clever survival trick: Two dormancy cycles a year ensure survival in harsh conditions
A research team led by Prof. Huang Zhenying from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has discovered a remarkable survival strategy—a unique seed dormancy cycling mechanism ...
China completes drilling of Asia's deepest vertical well in major breakthrough: report
China National Petroleum Corp announced on Thursday that it has completed the drilling of the deepest vertical well in Asia, ...
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Saving Oman’s unique desert cloud forest
the backbone of one of Asia’s most remarkable and unexpected ecosystems... In the far south of Oman, the Dhofar Mountains rise dramatically from the desert plains, forming the backbone of one of ...
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Asian Winter Games: Team Singapore among delegations from tropical, desert climates
Competition is in full swing at the Asian Winter Games in northeast China’s Harbin. In the spotlight are not just the winter sports powerhouses, but those hailing from nations without snow. About ...
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Harbin Games hailed as great success
Three years after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics reshaped the winter sports landscape in China, the successful hosting of the 9th Winter Asiad has built on the legacy to further expand the thrills ...
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Hero 911 Dakar Owner Treks 20,000 Miles Through Asia on Epic Road Trip
The trip from Vietnam to the Gobi Desert and back took 75 days. Porsche only built 2,500 examples of the 911 Dakar. Keep it as an investment instead of off-roading it like Porsche intended ...