Science & Nature
Environment
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Researchers in Japan Find Tritium Does Not Accumulate in Fish
A team of researchers has confirmed through experiments that deuterium (an isotope of hydrogen) does...
October 5, 2023
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Oh, Deer: in US Capital, ‘Bambi’ Is Increasingly Unwelcome
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — To some, they are a magical sight to behold in the heart of the city — to ot...
September 29, 2023
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Most Species of ‘World’S Largest Flower’ Risk Extinction: Study
BANGKOK (AFP-Jiji) — Most species of the famously large Rafflesia flower, which has long captured th...
September 29, 2023
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U.N. Plans Decarbonization of Polluting Construction Sector
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The construction sector — the most polluting and difficult to decarbonize — must ...
September 23, 2023
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Invasive Species Problem Will Be ‘Worse before It Gets Better’
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — On land and in the sea, invasive species are destroying ecosystems, spreading dis...
September 13, 2023
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London Vehicle Pollution Toll Zone Expands Despite Controversy
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone expanded on Aug. 29 to become the largest pollu...
September 8, 2023
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Japan Govt Earmarks ¥500 Mil. to Study Health Effects of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
The Environment Ministry has earmarked about ¥500 million of its ¥787.5 billion budget request for f...
September 1, 2023
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Italy’s Clam Industry under Threat from Crab ‘Invasion’
ROME (Reuters) — A particularly aggressive crab species from the western Atlantic is threatening Ita...
August 28, 2023
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Stray Dogs Threaten Balkan Lynx
MAVROVO, North Macedonia (AFP-Jiji) — For years, the Balkan lynx has struggled to survive as defores...
August 28, 2023
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Jakarta Named World’s Most Polluted City
JAKARTA (Reuters) — Indonesia’s capital Jakarta topped the list as the world’s most polluted city on...
August 16, 2023
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In Brazil, Stargazers Escape Cities in Search of ‘Astro-tourism’
SANTA MARIA MADALENA, Brazil (AFP-Jiji) — Awestruck by the oranges and blues of the Jewel Box star c...
August 4, 2023
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U.K. Water Pollution Incidents Still ‘Unacceptably High’
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain had fewer serious water pollution incidents in 2022 than in the previous ...
August 3, 2023
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Around 2,000 Penguins Wash Up Dead on Uruguay Coast
MONTEVIDEO (AFP-Jiji) — Around 2,000 penguins have appeared dead on the coast of eastern Uruguay rec...
August 3, 2023
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Japanese Farmers Feeling the Bite of Alligator Weed Infestations
Alligator weed, an invasive plant native to South America, is spreading in Chiba Prefecture and othe...
August 1, 2023
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U.S. Environmentalists Call Them G.O.A.T.s
SAN ANTONIO (AFP-Jiji) — The landscaping squad of Mocha, Wynonna, Nelson and Beckham yank out weeds ...
July 21, 2023
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