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Science

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  Rarely Seen Cave Art Holds Prehistoric Secrets in France

  LE BUISSON-DE-CADOUIN, France (AFP-Jiji) — Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France...

  April 18, 2025

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  Jawbone Found in Taiwan Belongs to Ancient Cousins of Homo Sapiens

  An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors c...

  April 16, 2025

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  2024 YR4 Resembles Hockey Puck

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now m...

  April 16, 2025

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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...

  April 13, 2025

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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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Technology

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  Wolves Bred Using Genes from Extinct Species

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The dire wolf was one of the most formidable predators in the Americas dur...

  April 18, 2025

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  2025 Expo Osaka: Next-Generation Technologies Displayed by Japanese Companies ; Robots, iPS ‘Heart’ Showcased

  Under the theme “People’s Living Lab,” next-generation technologies developed by Japanese compani...

  April 14, 2025

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  Chinese Brain Chip Project Speeds up Human Trials after 1st Success

  BEIJING (Reuters) — A tie-up between a Chinese research institute and tech company said on March ...

  April 11, 2025

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  Premier League to Use Semi-automated Offside Technology

  Semi-automated offside technology will be used for the first time in the Premier League later thi...

  April 11, 2025

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  Odor-Detecting Drone Uses Silkworm Moth Antennae; Researchers Hope to Use It for Disaster Rescue

  NAGANO — Researchers at Shinshu University and another institution have developed an odor-detecti...

  March 16, 2025

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Environment

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  Spain’s Wild Horses in Peril, in Spite of Key Role in Wildfire Prevention

  AMIL, Spain (Reuters) — The wildfires that used to burn each summer in the woods above the Spanis...

  April 17, 2025

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  English Water Companies Released Sewage for 3.6 Million Hours in ’24

  LONDON (Reuters) — English water companies released untreated sewage into the country’s waterways...

  April 17, 2025

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  Prague Zoo Joins Effort to Ensure Survival of Rare Insect

  PRAGUE (AP) — The Prague Zoo has joined an international effort to ensure the survival of a rare ...

  April 16, 2025

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  Fungi Vital to Life Face Growing Risk of Demise

  GENEVA (Reuters) — Nearly a third of species of fungi assessed by an international conservation g...

  April 13, 2025

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  Sewage Stains British Waterways, Seas

  LYME BAY, England (Reuters) — Beneath the gloomy seas off southern England, 400 million mussels e...

  April 11, 2025

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Climate Change

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  Swiss Scientists Hope to Save Biggest Glacier

  JUNGFRAUJOCH, Switzerland (Reuters) — The biggest glacier in the Alps could yet be partially save...

  April 13, 2025

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  Warming Makes Reservoir Winter Resort for Cranes

  GIFFAUMONT-CHAMPAUBERT, France (AFP-Jiji) — The Lac du Der was once just a passing glimpse for hu...

  February 27, 2025

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  Wilted Leaves on Argentina’s Farms Signal Bigger Hit to Harvest

  VEINTICINCO DE MAYO, Argentina (Reuters) — Standing in his fields among tall, dry corn plants, fa...

  February 12, 2025

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  Top Climate Scientist: 2 C Climate Goal ‘Dead’

  WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Holding long-term global warming to 2 C — the fallback target of the Pari...

  February 12, 2025

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  Mega-Iceberg Drifts toward Antarctic Penguin Island

  PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The world’s biggest iceberg — more than twice the size of London — could drift...

  February 5, 2025