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The Atmos Clock: A Century of Running on Almost Nothing
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (591+ words) The Atmos was the remarkable creation of Swiss engineer Jean-Leon Reutter who, in 1928, presented his prototype of a revolutionary clock powered by tiny changes in atmospheric temperature. The system was based on a U-shaped glass tube containing a mixture of…...
The hidden life in Beijing's hutongs
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (973+ words) April 12, 2026 " 9: 45am What in the World, a free weekly newsletter from our foreign correspondents, is sent every Thursday. Below is an excerpt. Beijing: Behind a red wooden door in one of Beijing's old hutong neighbourhoods, Ma Peizeng and his wife, Wu…...
Kumamoto Castle hosts panel exhibition marking 10 years since quakes
6+ hour, 15+ min ago (215+ words) A panel exhibition opened Saturday in front of Kumamoto Castle to mark 10 years since a pair of major earthquakes hit the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, highlighting the efforts of craftsmen and city workers to repair damage to the structure....
Giving relics a new breath of life
21+ hour, 30+ min ago (482+ words) HOHHOT " At the Inner Mongolia Museum in North China, a relics restorer in a white coat maneuvers an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer close to a gilt silver saddle from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), and within a few dozen seconds, data about the…...
Record collection of blue-and-white porcelain found in a shipwreck off the coast of Singapore
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (791+ words) Researchers have documented that a shipwreck off Singapore carries more 14th-century Chinese blue-and-white porcelain than any other known wreck. The find directly links a single mid-14th-century voyage to early Singapore, sharpening the timeline of its rise as a major trading…...
2, 000-Year-Old Egyptian Child Mummy Conceals Secret Object on Its Chest
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (935+ words) A 2, 000-year-old Egyptian child mummy preserved in Wroc'aw, Poland, is offering rare insight into ancient burial practices'while raising a new and intriguing mystery. During its first-ever comprehensive scientific examination, researchers discovered a hidden object placed on the boy's chest, potentially…...
Broken weapons in Chinese tomb reveals enduring philosophy of peace
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (513+ words) Mark Milligan is a multi-award-winning journalist and the Managing Editor at Heritage Daily. His background is in archaeology and computer science, having written over 8, 000 articles across several online publications. Mark is a member of the Association of British Science Writers…...
From Pegasus to centaurs: why ancient cultures revered horses
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (670+ words) ynetnews...
DNA, AI raise martyrs from ashes
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (208+ words) University course merges technology with archaeology, giving life to those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Red Army's historic Long March, Wang Xin reports in Shanghai. Deng Ping (1908-35), a senior commander who made great sacrifices in the fight for…...
A man who arrived in 1954 at Tokyo's Haneda Airport from a country that doesn't exist | World News
14+ hour, 45+ min ago (375+ words) Rest of World News: In July 1954, an international traveller at Tokyo's Haneda Airport initiated one of the most significant ontological anomalies in contemporary folklor. In July 1954, an international traveller at Tokyo's Haneda Airport initiated one of the most significant ontological…...