Science
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Newly Spotted Comet Is 3rd Interstellar Object Seen in Solar System
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers are tracking a newly spotted comet hailing from parts unknown,...
July 20, 2025
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‘Hippo Birthday’: Thailand’s Moo Deng Turns 1 Year Old
CHONBURI, Thailand (AFP-Jiji) — Thailand’s pygmy hippo Moo Deng marked her first birthday on July...
July 17, 2025
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‘Lord of the Rings’ Director Backs Long Shot Plan, to Revive Extinct New Zealand Giant Bird
WASHINGTON (AP) — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of...
July 16, 2025
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University of Osaka Hospital Performs Multifetal Reductions After Conducting Japan’s 1st Clinical Study
In an unusual announcement for a public medical institution, the University of Osaka Hospital sai...
July 14, 2025
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Undersea Magma, Water May Be Inducing Quakes Around Tokara Islands; Lack of Instruments Nearby Limits Data
The detailed mechanism for the succession of earthquakes occurring off the Tokara Islands in Kago...
July 10, 2025
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Astronomers Get Picture of Aftermath of Double Detonation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event...
July 10, 2025
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Astronaut Wakata Tests Artemis Lunar Spacesuit for NASA; Outfit Made by Axiom Space, Inc. Eyed for Use in 2027
WASHINGTON — Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata has participated in the first test of a spacesuit b...
July 10, 2025
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Rocks in Quebec Found to Be Oldest on Earth
Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada’s northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit...
July 10, 2025
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Ancient DNA Shows Genetic Link between Egypt, Mesopotamia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt a...
July 9, 2025
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Evidence Backs Theory of Humans in Americas over 20,000 Years Ago
Aline of evidence is providing further corroboration of the antiquity of fossilized footprints di...
July 4, 2025
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TWA 7b: James Webb Space Telescope Discovers Its 1st Exoplanet
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first exoplanet, astronomers...
July 4, 2025
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Archaeologists Find France’s Deepest Wreck at 2.5 Kilometers
NICE, France (AFP-Jiji) — Archaeologists have discovered what they say are the remains of a 16th-...
July 4, 2025
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Volunteers Play Music to Soothe Shelter Animals
DENVER (AP) — It’s often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Hous...
July 2, 2025
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More Commercial Launches a Must for H2a Rocket’s Successor; Mitsubishi Heavy, JAXA Aim to Halve Launch Cost with H3
The H2A rocket, which was retired on Sunday after the model’s 50th launch, delivered many satelli...
July 1, 2025
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Govt Panel Warns of Major Sea of Japan Quake;Probability Seen as 18% in Next 30 Years
The government’s Earthquake Research Committee announced Friday that active submarine faults in t...
June 29, 2025
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