Iris Lennox

A passionate journalist, Iris Lennox covers social and cultural news across the U.S.

This map reveals what Earth will look like in 250 million years—and Europe gets a surprising twist

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This map reveals what Earth

Imagine this: the Earth as we know it—its oceans, continents and coastlines—all squashed together like puzzle pieces forced into place. No more Atlantic. No more Mediterranean. And a very different idea of what counts as your next-door neighbour. This is not the plot of a science fiction novel but a serious prediction from geologists who study the slow dance of tectonic plates.

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China is secretly building the world’s largest military base—and satellite images prove it

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the world's largest military base

Some stories stop you in your tracks—and this is one of them. Somewhere just outside Beijing, deep under the earth, an enormous construction project is underway. It’s not a shiny skyscraper or a mega shopping mall, but rather something far more secretive and, frankly, spine-tingling: China is quietly building what experts believe could become the largest underground military command centre the world has ever seen.

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