Science
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Argentina Cracks Genome of Leafhopper to Defend Crop
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — An Argentine scientific institute has cracked the genome of the leafhopp...
July 11, 2024
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Ants Perform Limb Amputations on Injured Comrades to Save Their Lives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Limb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury such as...
July 11, 2024
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Team Identifies Bacteria That Play Key Role in Armpit Odor; Develops Enzyme to Kill It without Harming Other Beneficial Bacteria
Afraid you might “offend” when you are out in public on a hot day? There may be relief in store t...
July 6, 2024
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Genomic Analysis Deepens Mystery of Mammoths’ Doom
About 4,000 years ago, the last of Earth’s wooly mammoths died out on a lonely Arctic Ocean islan...
July 5, 2024
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Fossil of Down Syndrome Child Hints at Neanderthal Compassion
Living among a small band of Neanderthals in what is now eastern Spain was a child, perhaps 6 yea...
July 5, 2024
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Planet-forming Disk Around Small Star Offers Big Surprises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Stars about the size of our sun are not the most common ones in the Milky ...
July 3, 2024
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New Japanese Satellite Daichi-4 Can Observe Wider Area; Scientists Can See Post-Disaster Damage, Volcanic Activity
The Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4, or Daichi-4, has successfully entered orbit following th...
July 2, 2024
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Success Launching H3 Rockets Boosts Japan’s Reputation; Lower Costs Vital to Competing in Global Satellite Market
For Japan to increase its presence in the global market for satellite launches, it is essential t...
July 2, 2024
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3rd H3 Rocket Launched Successfully; Daichi-4 Satellite Shot into Orbit (UPDATE 2)
The third H3 rocket lifted off at noon on Monday from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima P...
July 1, 2024
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Fern from New Caledonia Boasts World’S Largest Genome
You thought the living organism with the largest genome might be the blue whale, an African eleph...
June 28, 2024
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NASA’s Lucy Finds Asteroid Dinkinesh’s Dynamic History
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A little asteroid called Dinkinesh — visited last November by NASA’s Lucy ...
June 27, 2024
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Thousands of People Die of Snakebites in Kenya Annually
MWINGI, Kenya (AP) — Esther Kangali felt a sharp pain while on her mother’s farm in eastern Kenya...
June 26, 2024
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Japan Atomic Energy Agency Plans to Set up Office on Next-Generation Fast Nuclear Reactor with Private Sector
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency has decided to set up a new office on July 1 jointly with the priv...
June 23, 2024
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Seabed Deposits Could Meet Japan’s Cobalt Needs For 75 Years; Manganese Nodules Near Minami-Torishima Island Filled With Rare Metals
Vast deposits of manganese nodules containing rare metals on the seabed off Minami-Torishima Isla...
June 21, 2024
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New Analysis: Venus Has More Volcanism than Previously Known
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Venus appears to be more volcanically active than previously known, accord...
June 20, 2024
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