Long before penicillin, surgeons already fought wound infections using principles still taught today: cutting away dead tissue, draining pus, sterilizing tools and isolating patients. A popular science essay explains how centuries of trial and error built the foundations of modern surgery.
A viral discussion on Zhihu reveals how Yuan dynasty provinces like Huguang stretched 1,450 kilometers from subtropical Hainan to the Yangtze, and how an old Anhui province name ran to 18 characters.
A Chinese science blogger traces the century-long hunt for Earth's highest life, from stratospheric balloons to modern DNA tools. The search reshaped how scientists define the biosphere's upper limit.
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