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Wider Spread Raises Concern for Humans
PARIS (Reuters) — The spread of bird flu to an increasing number of species and its widening geog...
April 10, 2024
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New Volcano Research Headquarters to Come Up with Policy by Summer; First Committee of Its Kind in Japan
The government’s newly established headquarters for promoting volcanic observation and research c...
April 9, 2024
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Study of Polyglots Offers Insight on Brain’s Language Processing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — While most people speak only one language or perhaps two, some are profici...
April 6, 2024
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Study Documents Headaches Experienced by Astronauts in Space
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Research in the expanding field of space medicine has identified many ways...
April 6, 2024
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Humans Give More Viruses to Animals than They Give Us
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens...
April 4, 2024
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Britain’s Astronomer Royal: Send Robots into Space Rather than People
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain’s Astronomer Royal Martin Rees said sending people into space when rob...
April 4, 2024
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Italy to Host Main Control Center for EU Satellite Constellation
ORTUCCHIO, Italy (Reuters) — A space center in the heart of Italy is set to host the main control...
April 4, 2024
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Your Dog Understands When You Say ‘Fetch the Ball’
BUDAPEST (AP) — Many dog owners believe their pets understand and respond not only to commands su...
April 3, 2024
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Kermit the Frog May Offer Clues on Amphibian Evolution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — There definitely were no Muppets during the Permian Period, but there was ...
March 29, 2024
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Hey, Chocolate Lovers: New Study Traces Complex Origins of Cacao
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists are getting a better taste of the early history of the domestic...
March 29, 2024
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Experts: Endangered Giant Redwoods Thriving in U.K.
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — Endangered giant redwood trees are thriving in the U.K. but could also be sig...
March 28, 2024
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JAXA’s SLIM Reactivates After One Month of Dormancy; Successful ‘Over-Night’ at Minus 170 Degrees Again
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, has reactivated for the first time after being ...
March 28, 2024
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A Faster Spinning Earth May Cause Timekeepers to Subtract a Second from World Clocks
Earth's changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized socie...
March 28, 2024
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Face of Yayoi Period Boy Reconstructed in Tottori Pref.; Made Using Bones Found at Historical Ruins and DNA Analysis
TOTTORI — The Tottori prefectural government has created a bust of a boy from the Yayoi period (3...
March 25, 2024
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Small Companies in Ota Ward, Tokyo Collaborate to Realize Manufacturing Town’s Dream of Going into Space
Small and midsize companies are striving to develop lunar rovers and rockets in Ota Ward, Tokyo, ...
March 18, 2024
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