Science
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WHO Official Praises Japan’s Pandemic Strategy, Warns of Ongoing Global Risks; Interview with Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove
Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, an infectious disease expert who helped deal with the COVID-19 outbreak a...
December 30, 2024
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Did Venus Ever Have Oceans? Scientists Have an Answer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Earth is an ocean world, with water covering about 71% of its surface. Ven...
December 26, 2024
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The Secret to Living to 110? Bad Record-keeping, Researcher Says
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Most of what we know about humans living to very old age is based on faulty da...
December 26, 2024
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Los Angeles Zoo Hatches Its 1st-ever Perentie Lizards, One of Largest Lizard Species in World
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two new baby lizards have hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo, the first of their s...
December 26, 2024
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Japan Plans Development Base For New Nuclear Fuel Rods; New Cladding Material Aims To Reduce Accident Risk
The government will establish a new research base to develop a new type of nuclear fuel rod at To...
December 22, 2024
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Firefly Sparkle Galaxy Offers Taste of Infant Milky Way
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a young galaxy dating to the...
December 19, 2024
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Genomes Reveal Timing of Homo Sapiens Interbreeding with Neanderthals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Neanderthals went extinct roughly 39,000 years ago, but in some sense thes...
December 19, 2024
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Japan’s Space One Launch of Kairos Rocket Delayed for 2 Days in a Row Due to Strong Winds (UPDATE 1)
Space One Co. said Sunday that it postponed the launch of the No. 2 Kairos rocket, scheduled for ...
December 15, 2024
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Kairos Rocket Launch Postponed due to Strong Winds (Update 2)
The launch of the second Kairos, which had been scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, has been postp...
December 14, 2024
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Friendly Labrador Calms Kids at Dentist’s Office
QUITO (Reuters) — An affable honey-cream Labrador retriever named Aldo is helping young Ecuadorea...
December 14, 2024
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Mammoths Topped the Menu for North American Ice Age People
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The first humans who spread across North America during the last Ice Age p...
December 13, 2024
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New York Museum Unveils Almost Complete Stegosaurus
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The American Museum of Natural History revealed the identity of its latest r...
December 13, 2024
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Chinese Scientists Rush to Climate-proof Potatoes
YANQING, China (Reuters) — In a research facility in the northwest of Beijing, molecular biologis...
December 12, 2024
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‘One-of-a-kind’ Skull Fossil Reveals Bird Brain Evolution
The brains of today’s birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity riv...
December 12, 2024
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Rare Pudu Birth in Argentina Sparks Conservation Hopes for Tiny Enigmatic Deer
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — A rare pudu fawn was born in a biopark in Argentina last month, giving s...
December 4, 2024
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