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Neolithic engineers built megalithic monuments with stones equal to the weight of two jumbo jets

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more. Each of the 32 giant stones that make up the 5,600-year-old megalithic monument Menga Dolmen in southern Spain is many times larger than the largest megaliths at Stonehenge, the most famous wonder of the Neolithic… Read More »

Scientists grow crops with salt water that could help save us from hunger

SaliCrop team from left to right: Oron Bet Or, Carmit Oron, Ṛcā Godbole, Sharon Devir, Shimon Rachmilevitch.Adam Sherry An agricultural technology company has developed an army of resilient crops by growing them with salt water. These crops are better at surviving in salty soils, a growing problem in our warming world. Saline soil affects more… Read More »