Science
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Koichi Wakata Completes 1st Spacewalk on ISS Mission
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata performed the first spacewalk of his long career on Friday evening,...
January 21, 2023
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Russia to Send Empty Capsule to Space Station
MOSCOW (AFP-Jiji) — Russia said Jan. 11 that it will send an empty spacecraft to the International S...
January 19, 2023
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Super-resistant Mosquitoes in Asia Pose Growing Threat
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance...
January 19, 2023
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Planet Spiraling into Star May Offer Glimpse of Earth’s Fate
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — For the first time astronomers have identified a planet that is spiraling toward ...
January 18, 2023
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Researchers discover over 100 new ancient designs in Peru’s Nazca lines
More than a hundred new designs discovered in and around Peru’s ancient Nazca Plain and surrounding ...
January 13, 2023
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Japan astronaut Satoshi Furukawa reprimanded over research data fabrication
Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa has been reprimanded by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) aft...
January 12, 2023
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Tottori touts lunar landscape, hoping to become space tech hub
A research base for lunar exploration is taking shape at the Tottori Sand Dunes, a popular tourist d...
January 9, 2023
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Prehistoric ‘weird beast’ grew big quickly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — It looked like a cross between a crocodile and a salamander — and definitely ...
January 4, 2023
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Scientists find 2-million-year-old DNA in Greenland
COPENHAGEN (AFP-Jiji) — Scientists in Greenland announced last month they had found DNA dating back ...
January 4, 2023
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Study: Warmer noses are better at fighting colds
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Chilly weather and common respiratory infections often go hand in hand. Rea...
January 4, 2023
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Crabs, tea cups: U.K. show lifts lid on COVID vaccine race
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — From a scientist’s laptop to the syringe used to inject the U.K.’s first COVID v...
December 29, 2022
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U.K. project aims to save lost sounds
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — The mostly defunct red phone boxes no longer attract much attention in London ex...
December 28, 2022
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Mars InSight lander retires after 4-year mission
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — NASA has formally retired its Mars InSight lander, the first robotic probe s...
December 28, 2022
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‘Amazing’ goose-necked dino built like diving bird
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The expansive dinosaur group that included big predators such as T. rex also ...
December 28, 2022
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Male mason wasps use genitalia spikes to ward off predators
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) —An accidental sting has helped Japanese scientists prove some male wasps have a ra...
December 28, 2022
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