Science
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Research: Bees shown to ‘count’ from left to right for first time
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Bees order numbers in increasing size from left to right, a study has shown for t...
November 11, 2022
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Astronomers captivated by brightest flash ever seen
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an ev...
November 10, 2022
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Kenya’s largest female elephant dies of old age
NAIROBI (AFP-Jiji) — A Kenyan elephant believed to have been Africa’s largest female tusker has died...
November 9, 2022
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JAXA conducts engine firing test on H3 rocket
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) conducted an engine firing test on its new H3 rocket a...
November 8, 2022
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Govt institute announces winners of female researcher awards
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government-affiliated Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) announced t...
November 7, 2022
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Papers coauthored by U.S., China researchers drop by up to 25%
Fewer papers coauthored by researchers in the United States and China have been carried in Western a...
November 6, 2022
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Meteorite that smashed into Mars triggered M-4 quake
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Scientists who study Mars on Oct. 27 revealed the remarkable Christmas gift ...
November 2, 2022
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Iconic ‘Pillars of Creation’ captured by James Webb Space Telescope
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — The James Webb Space Telescope captured the iconic “Pillars of Creation,” hu...
October 28, 2022
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Apollo, Gemini astronaut James McDivitt dies at 93
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — James McDivitt, a former U.S. astronaut who commanded some of NASA’s earliest...
October 28, 2022
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Archaeologists in Peru unearth 8 colonial-era mummies
LIMA (Reuters) — Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed eight centuries-old mummies at a site in the ...
October 28, 2022
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More penguins dying from avian flu at Cape Town colony
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) — More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town’s Boulders b...
October 28, 2022
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Serbian scientists name new beetle after Djokovic
SARAJEVO (Reuters) — Serbian scientists have named a new species of beetle after tennis great Novak ...
October 28, 2022
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Ancient DNA gives rare snapshot of Neanderthal family dynamics
NEW YORK (AP) — A new study suggests Neanderthals formed small, tightknit communities where females ...
October 26, 2022
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Medieval plague may have molded our immunity
Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that may have helped them survive the...
October 26, 2022
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What caused holes in Sue the T. rex’s jawbone?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Sue, the biggest and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, no doub...
October 19, 2022
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