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How Eurasia's Tianshan mountains set a stage that changed the world

  • Written by Gilby Jepson, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide
How Eurasia's Tianshan mountains set a stage that changed the worldThe Tianshan mountains frame Sayram Lake in the Bortala Prefecture in Xinjiang, China.Gilby Jepson, Author provided

This article is part of our occasional long read series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas in science and technology in the broader context of society and humanity.


Nestled deep in Central Asia, the Tianshan is a huge mountain...