Using satellite imaging and drone reconnaissance, archaeologists from Washington University in St. Louis have discovered an ancient irrigation system that allowed a farming community in arid ...

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. However, the apparent success of this system masks an underlying ...

The Honghe Hani Rice Terraces in Honghe Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture, Yunnan province, date back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) Four ancient Chinese irrigation projects ...

An international group of archaeologists recently discovered a vast, well-preserved network of ancient irrigation canals near Eridu in southern Iraq, regarded as the world’s first city. The discovery ...

West of Chengdu in Sichuan, Dujiangyan is an ancient irrigation system that tames the Minjiang River without a dam and still ...

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Four Chinese historical irrigation sites were recognized as World Heritage Irrigation Structures, bringing the total number of such sites in China to 30, accounting for more than one fifth of the ...

The Chongyi Shangbao Terraces in East China's Jiangxi Province Photo: VCG People pilot boats among the raised fields of the Xinghua Duotian Irrigation and Drainage System in East China's Jiangsu ...

About 200 million people today have schistosomiasis, a serious chronic illness caused by a parasitic infection. A big part of why the disease runs rampant today is how our ancestors practiced ...

Using satellite imaging and drone reconnaissance, archaeologists from Washington University in St. Louis have discovered an ancient irrigation system that allowed a farming community in arid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pre-Hispanic canal funnels water from mountains to farm fields. Ari Caramanica Seeing the north coast of Peru for the first time ...