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Webb Directly Observes Exoplanetary CO2 for 1st Time
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbo...
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Faux Gras? Scientists Craft ‘More Ethical’ Version of French Delicacy
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Foie gras — the fattened liver of ducks or geese — is a French delicacy p...
April 11, 2025
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Isle of Skye Footprint Fossils Give Tranquil Snapshot of Dinosaur Life
It is the site of a dramatic moment in Scottish history. The Isle of Skye’s rocky shoreline is wh...
April 11, 2025
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Odd Mongolian Dinosaur Wielded ‘Big, Sharp’ Claws
Fossils unearthed during construction of a water pipeline in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia have rev...
April 11, 2025
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4 Small Planets Confirmed Orbiting Nearby Barnard’s Star
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barn...
April 4, 2025
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Euclid Mission Data Release Is Step toward Grand Atlas of Cosmos
The European Space Agency has released its first tranche of data from the Euclid space telescope’...
April 4, 2025
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Spanish Fossils May Represent Ancient Human Species
Scientists have unearthed in Spain fossilized facial bones roughly 1.1 million to 1.4 million yea...
April 4, 2025
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Researchers Set Guinness Record for Cat Genome
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The results of the decoding of a domestic cat’s genome by a group of Japanes...
April 3, 2025
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Chinese Doctors Implant Pig Liver in Human for 1st Time
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Chinese doctors say that they have transplanted a liver from a genetically mod...
April 2, 2025
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Physical Society of Japan to Hold ‘Quantum Fest’ in Tokyo in June; Event Marks 100th Anniversary of Quantum Mechanics
The Physical Society of Japan (JPS) plans to hold a festival to celebrate the 100th anniversary o...
March 30, 2025
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iPS Cell Transplantation Helps 2 Paralyzed Patients Improve Motor Functions; Research Team Says Cells ‘Repaired Damage’
The Yomiuri ShimbunKeio University Prof. Masaya Nakamura, center, speaks at a news conference in Yok...
March 22, 2025
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Detention of Japanese Astellas Pharma Employee in China May be Prolonged; Specific Actions that Led to Detention Not Revealed by Beijing
BEIJING — A Japanese man, who was detained by Chinese authorities, will likely continue to remain...
March 21, 2025
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Japanese Astronaut Onishi, 3 Others Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Lift Off; 3rd Japanese to Serve as ISS Commander
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Takuya Onishi and three other astr...
March 15, 2025
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Mt. Vesuvius Eruption Brought Vitrification to Victim’s Brain
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in t...
March 14, 2025
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Tools Made from Elephant, Hippo Bones Show Ingenuity of Human Ancestors
An assemblage of tools found in Tanzania that was fashioned about 1.5 million years ago from the ...
March 14, 2025
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