Science
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Nanotyrannus Was Not Juvenile T. Rex — a Throat Bone Settles It
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Paleontologists for decades debated whether meat-eating dinosaur Nanotyran...
December 26, 2025
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Tanning Beds Triple Skin Cancer Risk, Study Finds
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — When Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week wi...
December 26, 2025
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Satellite Surge Threatens Space Telescopes, Astronomers Warn
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch i...
December 24, 2025
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In the Italian Alps in a Region That Will Host the 2026 Winter Olympics, Collection of Dinosaur Footprints Found
ROME (AFP-Jiji) — Hundreds of meters of dinosaur tracks with toes and claws have been found in th...
December 24, 2025
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H3 Rocket Failure Disrupts Timeline for ‘Japanese GPS’
The failed launch on Monday of an H3 rocket, which was carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite, is...
December 23, 2025
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Japan Set to Participate in EU’s R&D Framework, Aims to Boost Cooperation in Tech, Energy
Japan and the European Union have reached a general agreement on Japan’s participation in Horizon...
December 20, 2025
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Oldest Evidence of Fire-making Discovered at Site in England
Scientists have discovered the oldest-known evidence of fire-making by prehistoric humans in the ...
December 20, 2025
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Genome Study Reveals Milestone in History of Cat Domestication
Whether they are a Siamese, Persian, Maine Coon, or domestic shorthair, there are hundreds of mil...
December 12, 2025
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RNA Recovered from Mammoth That Died 39,000 Years Ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists have recovered the oldest-known RNA, a molecule necessary for m...
December 12, 2025
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Japanese Nobel Winners Sakaguchi, Kitagawa Attend Awards Ceremony
STOCKHOLM — Two Nobel Prize winners from Japan received their medals and diplomas from Sweden’s K...
December 11, 2025
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2 Nobel Prize Winners from Japan to Attend Award Ceremony in Stockholm
STOCKHOLM — This year’s Nobel Prize winners from Japan, Shimon Sakaguchi and Susumu Kitagawa, bot...
December 10, 2025
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University of Osaka, Kyoto University Launch Research Funds to Support Japanese Nobel Prize Winners’ Fields
STOCKHOLM — The University of Osaka and Kyoto University have established funds to support the re...
December 9, 2025
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Kitagawa Urges Long-Term Scientific Funding Ahead of Nobel Prize Award Ceremony
STOCKHOLM — Susumu Kitagawa, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year, spoke about the im...
December 8, 2025
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2 Japanese 2025 Nobel Prize Winners Visit Museum in Stockholm, Take Part in Tradition of Autographing Chairs
STOCKHOLM — Shimon Sakaguchi and Susumu Kitagawa, 2025 Nobel Prize winners, visited the Nobel Pri...
December 7, 2025
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Pond Frogs Resistant to Hornet’s Venom, Study Finds; Discovery Could Aid Medical Research (Update 1)
A research team led by Prof. Shinji Sugiura at Kobe University announced in an academic journal o...
December 6, 2025
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