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600-Year-Old Artifacts Reveal Surprising First Evidence of Sophisticated Ancient Medical Knowledge in China’s Ming Dynasty

Micah Hanks·May 26, 2026

New research reveals that ancient Ming Dynasty surgeons were using a remarkably advanced surgical technique as early as the 14th century.

4,200-Year-Old Climate Crisis Forced the Abandonment of China’s Largest Neolithic City

Ryan Whalen·March 2, 2026

An ancient climate event 4,200 years ago produced disruptions leading to the decline of major societies, offering warnings for the future.

This Ancient Chinese Mind-Body Exercise Has a Major Heart Health Benefit, New Study Finds

Austin Burgess·February 24, 2026

Recent clinical trials show that baduanjin, a traditional Chinese mind-body exercise, can lower blood pressure as much as brisk walking.

Droughts and Floods Weakened the Tang Dynasty Before Its Collapse, Researchers Say

Austin Burgess·January 24, 2026

New research suggests that environmental stress played an important role in weakening the Tang dynasty before its eventual collapse.

The Oldest Known Eclipse Record is Shedding Light on Early Celestial Mysteries, Revealing the Location of a Misplaced Ancient Chinese City

Ryan Whalen·December 4, 2025

Using ancient Chinese eclipse records, scientists have calculated the Earth’s variable rotational speed back to the year 709 BCE.

“Bone” Appétit

This week on The Debrief Weekly Report...

MJ Banias·February 5, 2025

On this week's episode of The Debrief Weekly Report, Kenna and Stephanie grind up some news about an ancient discovery, and the use of bone powder in early Chinese hunter-gatherer societies. Next, they take a punch to the gut discussing a new study related to stomachs and sugars, and their impact on health. Lastly, they jump into a new robotics study concerning fleas and shrimp, and how scientists are using these tiny creatures to develop new technologies.

ancient china

600-Year-Old Artifacts Reveal Surprising First Evidence of Sophisticated Ancient Medical Knowledge in China’s Ming Dynasty

4,200-Year-Old Climate Crisis Forced the Abandonment of China’s Largest Neolithic City

This Ancient Chinese Mind-Body Exercise Has a Major Heart Health Benefit, New Study Finds

Droughts and Floods Weakened the Tang Dynasty Before Its Collapse, Researchers Say

The Oldest Known Eclipse Record is Shedding Light on Early Celestial Mysteries, Revealing the Location of a Misplaced Ancient Chinese City

“Bone” Appétit

This week on The Debrief Weekly Report...

This week on The Debrief Weekly Report...

SpaceX Just Launched a Mysterious Classified Mission for the U.S. Space Force—Here’s What We Know

Mathematician Says Relationships Have a Critical Threshold—and Crossing It Can Predict When Love Falls Apart

Scientists Say the “Lizard Brain” Is a Myth, But the Truth About How Our Brains Evolved May Be Even Stranger

Scientists Discover Bacteria Growing Microscopic “Electrical Wires” With Extraordinary Conductivity

15,000-Year-Old Stone Tool Experiments Shed Light on Mysterious Ancient Technological Transition

Nature’s First Kiln May Have Been a Wildfire, New Research Reveals

The First Denisovan Forearm Bone Ever Discovered Fills a Key Knowledge Gap in Our Understanding of This Archaic Hominin

Astronomers Detected Three Mysterious “Glitches” in a Pulsar That Had Gone Silent for Years

Physicists Report Levitation Experiment That May Signal a Breakthrough in the Search for Mysterious Dark Matter

First-of-a-Kind Experiments Demonstrate Effects of Einstein’s Gravity in the Quantum World