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From Soup Stock to Supercrop: Japan Flaunts Its Seaweed Savvy
YOKOHAMA (AFP-Jiji) — Seaweed has long been a staple food in Japan, but the chunky, slimy kelp haule...
July 27, 2023
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Disease Killing Felines on Cyprus’ ‘Cat Island’
NICOSIA (AFP-Jiji) — A sickly ginger kitten named Bebe is pulled out of a cat carrier at a veterinar...
July 27, 2023
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Long Waits as U.K. Hit by Guide Dog Shortage
LEAMINGTON SPA, England (AFP-Jiji) — Charles Bloch remembers well the cold and wet December day seve...
July 27, 2023
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Dramatic Fossil Shows Pugnacious Mammal Attacking a Dinosaur
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — While there is little doubt that many a Mesozoic mammal became a meal for a d...
July 27, 2023
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Spanish Researchers Aim to ‘Trick Nature’ with Artificial Womb
BARCELONA (Reuters) — Researchers in Barcelona are trying to “trick nature” by creating an artificia...
July 27, 2023
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Living near Greenness Makes You Younger
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — City parks and green spaces help counter heat, boost biodiversity and instil...
July 27, 2023
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‘Geneva Patient’ the Latest Person in Long-term Remission from HIV
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — A man dubbed the “Geneva patient” is the latest person with HIV to be declared in...
July 26, 2023
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Hokkaido Univ., Shionogi to Cooperate on Therapeutics to Protect Rare Birds from Avian Flu
Hokkaido University and pharmaceutical firm Shionogi & Co. will join hands in developing therapeutic...
July 24, 2023
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Like Dogs, Wolves Recognize Familiar Human Voices
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Here, wolfie, wolfie, wolfie! Like dogs, wolves recognize and respond to th...
July 21, 2023
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NASA Finds Evidence of Organic Molecules on Mars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Evidence is mounting about what may be a wealth of organic molecules — a pote...
July 21, 2023
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Lab Crunch: British Science Has Nowhere to Go
OXFORD, England (Reuters) — For Ros Deegan, the thrill of raising $100 million to expand a biotech f...
July 12, 2023
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Ancient Mayan City Discovered
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — A previously unknown ancient Maya city has been discovered in the jungles of...
July 12, 2023
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¥60.4 Billion Investment Deficit in Japanese Govt ‘University Fund’
A ¥10 trillion “university fund” set up by the government had a ¥60.4 billion investment deficit in ...
July 10, 2023
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Fossils Show Ancient Long-necked Sea Beast’s ‘Gruesome’ Decapitation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — In shallow waters about 242 million years ago, a strange marine reptile built...
July 6, 2023
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Scientists Discover Duck-billed Dino Roamed Chile 72 Million Years Ago
SANTIAGO (Reuters) — A duck-billed herbivorous dinosaur roamed the ancient and remote river plains o...
July 6, 2023
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