Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time, you would be hard-pressed to believe it’s one of the driest deserts in the world. Parts of the region receive less than an inch of rain in an entire ...
New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...
What is the Dujiangyan irrigation system, which is over 2,000 years old and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and ...
The Yongding River ancient canal irrigation project in Mentougou district, Beijing, is believed to have been built during the Liao Dynasty (916-1125). It still irrigates about 329 acres and provides ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ari Caramanica, Vanderbilt University (THE CONVERSATION) Seeing the north coast of ...