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Ancient Aboriginal rock carvings in Murujuga, Western Australia, are threatened by pollution from a gas plant. Climate groups oppose the plant's extension, citing harmful carbon emissions.

Discover interesting facts about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China.

To track the species' decline, researchers have turned to an unusual source— ancient Chinese poetry. Researchers analyzed 724 ancient Chinese poems that referenced the Yangtze porpoise.