Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Writings on an ancient clay tablet have allowed experts to reconstruct a Bronze Age reed ship and set sail on its maiden voyage off the coast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Known as the… Read More »
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The Persian Gulf’s oil-rich states have big plans for the future as they hope to attract more tourists and investors, host major sporting events, build new cities and diversify their economies away from oil. But they face a major threat they cannot easily escape: extreme and sometimes deadly temperatures that scorch their country every summer,… Read More »