It was not until the early 20th century that the British explorer Aurel Stein and others excavated wooden slips and sheepskin documents written in Kharosthi—a script used in Gandhara, an ancient region covering present-day northwest Pakistan and southeast Afghanistan—and Chinese at the Niya Ruins, and both mentioned “Jingjue.”

As California Governor Gavin Newsom and his wife toured the Jiangsu Yancheng Wetland & Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, in 2023, a one-year-old red-crowned crane wandered out of the flock and joined the visiting delegation.

From immersive tech exploration to dancing with local aunties, Joelle Cheeseman, a student at Stanford University in the United States, explored a unique blend of technology and tradition during the fourth edition of the Future Close-Up program in China in June.

222 parents groups from 27 countries have released a joint plea to push for ambitious and urgent climate action to protect children’s health, lives and futures before it is too late.

The Italian side of Mont Blanc Glacier is at risk of collapsing soon. The local mayor has ordered drastic action in order to prevent people from being harmed. One of the problems: There is no alarm system in place

Thousands of Indonesians prayed for rain in haze-hit towns on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo on Wednesday, as forest fires raged at the height of the dry season, the state Antara news agency reported.

Consumer goods giant Unilever released a list of its global tea suppliers on Thursday, bolstering a drive to stamp out worker exploitation and modern-day slavery on plantations.

Armed Polish border guards towed the Greenpeace ship “Rainbow Warrior” out of the port of Gdansk on the night of Tuesday. The ship was to protest against the Polish coal industry.