News tagged with ancient mystery

China's Great Wall far longer than thought: survey

The most comprehensive and technologically advanced survey of China's Great Wall has discovered the ancient monument is much longer than previously estimated, state media reported Monday.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Seeking a pot of geological gold

Researchers are moving a step closer to solving one of the greatest murder mysteries of all time. It happened roughly 200 million years ago, marking the boundary between the Triassic and Jurassic periods, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3