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Why China Is Rerouting Trade Through the Desert

Khorgos Gateway sits over 1,000 miles from the nearest ocean, yet it’s one of the fastest-growing trade hubs in the world. Producer Madis Kabash traveled to the China-Kazakhstan border to see how an ancient Silk Road revival — and a … Continue reading

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The Original Banana 🍌

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Neck Shekere in full force

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I find this DELIGHTFUL to imagine as I scroll ✨️🌈✨️

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A unique way to stack wood

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IVF is helping coral reef restoration with a reproductive boost

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This is how Engineers think differently

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Why does Britain’s mapping agency have a box of spiders?

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Peru’s $24 Billion Farmland Boom

Peru’s desert coast is blooming. Discover how the Chavimochic megaproject turned barren land into a global agro-export powerhouse—and why climate change could threaten it all. […]

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The Legendary Building That Saved a City (sort of)

Sign up for Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription: https://go.nebula.tv/stewarthicks Watch the extended interview on Bilbao’s transformation: https://nebula.tv/videos/stewarthicks… Most people think this building saved it’s city. The building is a branch museum of the famed Guggenheim, … Continue reading

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