Environment
-
Parisian undertaker aims to introduce bike hearse
PARIS (Reuters) — Undertaker Isabelle Plumereau cycled around Paris on a recent autumn day with a bi...
December 2, 2022
-
Blue whales may ingest 10 mil. pieces of microplastic daily
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — As Earth’s largest animals, blue whales are mighty big eaters, gulping tons o...
December 1, 2022
-
LatAm’s ‘lithium triangle’ hopes for metal-demand benefits
SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, Chile (AFP-Jiji) — The turquoise glimmer of open-air pools contrasts sharply w...
November 23, 2022
-
Panama river cleaned up by trash-trapping wheel
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) — Latin America’s first renewable-powered, trash-trapping wheel whisks away ga...
November 16, 2022
-
Winter power shortages won’t worry off-grid Swiss valley
CEVIO, Switzerland (AFP-Jiji) — While people across Europe are being urged to save energy this comin...
November 10, 2022
-
To save California coasts, scientists turn to the humble oyster
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AFP-Jiji) — There are no pearls growing on the oyster reefs in San Diego Bay, b...
November 9, 2022
-
Bleaching hits over 90% of Japan’s largest coral reef
More than 90% of coral in the Sekisei Lagoon, located between Iriomote and Ishigaki islands in Okina...
October 30, 2022
-
Lowly wax worm’s saliva may boost fight against plastic pollution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Two substances in the saliva of wax worms — moth larvae that eat wax made by ...
October 28, 2022
-
Turtles, crayfish to be designated ‘invasive’ but can be kept as pets
The Environment Ministry has decided to designate medium-size pond slider turtles and red swamp cray...
October 23, 2022
-
Nestle pledges $1 billion to coffee sustainability plan
LONDON (Reuters) — Nestle will spend more than 1 billion Swiss francs ($1 billion) by 2030 on effort...
October 20, 2022
-
‘Like a new planet’: Volcano draws visitors to Spanish isle
LA PALMA ISLAND, Spain (AFP-Jiji) — When the volcano erupted in La Palma last year, Teodoro Gonzalez...
October 12, 2022
-
Half of all bird species in decline, moving ‘ever faster’ toward extinction
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Almost half of all bird species are in decline globally and one in eight are thre...
October 12, 2022
-
2 Japanese companies team up on solar energy-producing balcony
Major construction company Taisei Corp. and chemical company Kaneka Corp. have teamed up to develop...
October 9, 2022
-
Report: LatAm activists most at risk of murder
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — More environmentalists were killed in Latin America than any other region in...
October 8, 2022
-
App links volunteers, helps keep Japan neighborhoods clean
Social media is helping Japan’s urban neighborhoods stay spick and span. Prior to the novel coronavi...
October 8, 2022
"Science & Nature" POPULAR ARTICLE
- As Baboons Become Bolder, Cape Town Searches for Solutions
- Stray Dogs in Giza Become Tourist Draw after ‘Pyramid Puppy’ Sensation
- Japan’s Space One Launch of Kairos Rocket Delayed for 2 Days in a Row Due to Strong Winds (UPDATE 1)
- Japan Eyes 60% Cut in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in FY 2035
- Fossil from Germany Unlocks History of Ancient Flying Reptiles
JN TOP STORIES
- Japanese Priests Pound Mochi Rice Cakes in Nikko, Tochigi Pref.; 120kg of Offerings Will Be Made Ahead of New Year
- Govt Plans to Boost Facilities at H3 Rocket Launch Site in Effort to Increase Launch Numbers
- Kurt Campbell Praises Yomiuri Shimbun’s Tsuneo Watanabe’s Legacy in Strengthening U.S.-Japan Relations
- Trump Discussed China-Taiwan Situation in Meeting with Abe’s Widow, Described Calling For Immediate End to War in Zelenskyy Talks
- Japanese Railway Company Odakyu Expands Hunting Project to Reduce Damage Caused by Wild Animals
- Fujikawaguchiko Promoting Itself as Hot Spring, Mt. Fuji Resort; ‘Now Is Our Chance,’ Says Hotel Operator