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Kyoto University, Kajima to Build Model Artificial Gravity Facility; Aiming for Habitation on Extraterrestrial Bodies
KYOTO — Kyoto University’s SIC Human Spaceology Center and Kajima Corp., a Tokyo-based major gene...
January 13, 2025
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‘Amphibious Mouse’ among 27 New Species Discovered in Peru’s Amazon
LIMA (Reuters) — An “amphibious mouse” with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was a...
January 9, 2025
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Space Startup to Launch Lunar Lander ‘Resilience’ from Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 15; If Successful, Will Be 1st for Japanese Companies
A space startup will launch its lunar lander Resilience from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida ...
January 9, 2025
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‘Dinosaur Highway’ Dating Back 166 Million Years Ago Found in England
LONDON (AP) — A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone quarry noticed unusual bum...
January 8, 2025
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Cute Carnivores: Bloodthirsty California Squirrels Go Nuts for Vole Meat
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Squirrels might look like adorable, nut-hoarding furballs, but some are r...
January 4, 2025
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Bronze Statues, Snake Sculptures Found in Tuscan Thermal Baths
Bronze statues, snake sculptures found in Tuscan thermal baths ROME (Reuters) — Ancient statues, ...
January 1, 2025
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WHO Official Praises Japan’s Pandemic Strategy, Warns of Ongoing Global Risks; Interview with Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, an infectious disease expert who helped deal with the COVID-19 outbreak a...
December 30, 2024
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Did Venus Ever Have Oceans? Scientists Have an Answer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface. Ven...
December 26, 2024
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The Secret to Living to 110? Bad Record-keeping, Researcher Says
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Most of what we know about humans living to very old age is based on faulty da...
December 26, 2024
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Los Angeles Zoo Hatches Its 1st-ever Perentie Lizards, One of Largest Lizard Species in World
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their s...
December 26, 2024
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Japan Plans Development Base For New Nuclear Fuel Rods; New Cladding Material Aims To Reduce Accident Risk
The government will establish a new research base to develop a new type of nuclear fuel rod at To...
December 22, 2024
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Firefly Sparkle Galaxy Offers Taste of Infant Milky Way
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young galaxy dating to the...
December 19, 2024
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Genomes Reveal Timing of Homo Sapiens Interbreeding with Neanderthals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but in some sense thes...
December 19, 2024
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Japan’s Space One Launch of Kairos Rocket Delayed for 2 Days in a Row Due to Strong Winds (UPDATE 1)
Space One Co. said Sunday that it postponed the launch of the No. 2 Kairos rocket, scheduled for ...
December 15, 2024
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Kairos Rocket Launch Postponed due to Strong Winds (Update 2)
The launch of the second Kairos, which had been scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, has been postp...
December 14, 2024
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