Science
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Rejection of Tsuruga Nuclear Plant Reactivation Could Have Negative Effects on Attempts to Mitigate Power Shortages
Japan’s electricity supply will remain tight going forward, as it is likely that the Nuclear Regu...
July 28, 2024
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World’s Tiniest Bird Hums in Cuban Haven
PALPITE, Cuba (AFP-Jiji) — The wings of the world’s tiniest birds are a near-invisible blur as th...
July 27, 2024
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Hydrocarbon Seas Put Spotlight on Saturn Moon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — NASA’s Cassini spacecraft, which explored Saturn and its icy moons, includ...
July 27, 2024
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Tsuruga N-Reactor Fails to Meet Japanese Safety Standards
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Regulators concluded Friday that the No. 2 reactor of Japan Atomic Power Co....
July 27, 2024
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Webb Reveals Wild Weather on Cosmic Brown Dwarfs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The weather report is in for the two brown dwarfs — celestial bodies bigge...
July 25, 2024
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Study Brings Lifestyle of Enigmatic Extinct Humans into Focus
Thousands of bone fragments discovered in a cave on the Tibetan Plateau in China are offering rar...
July 25, 2024
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Namibia Fossil is ‘Swamp Thing’ with Menacing Fangs
You might call it the “swamp thing.” About 280 million years ago, a large creature built somewhat...
July 19, 2024
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Most Complete U.K. Dino in a Century Found
LONDON (Reuters) — The fossilized remains of a plant-eating dinosaur estimated to have roamed the...
July 19, 2024
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Rotten Egg Chemical Detected on Jupiter-like Blue Exoplanet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The planet known as HD 189733b, discovered in 2005, already had a reputati...
July 19, 2024
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Remains of Rich Pre-Inca People Unearthed
LIMA (Reuters) — Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what are believed to be we...
July 19, 2024
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‘Extremely Dangerous’: Health Experts Slam Doping-Friendly Enhanced Games
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Athletes at the Paris Olympics later this month will be tested for performance...
July 18, 2024
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Project to Mass Produce Japanese Glass Eels Succeeds in Reducing Costs; Pilot Scheme Brings Down Costs to ¥1,800 Per Fish
A project to artificially mass-produce glass eels could reduce production costs to ¥1,800 per fis...
July 13, 2024
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Fossils of ‘Sea Phantom’ Flying Reptile Unearthed in Australia
Long ago in the skies above the shallow Eromanga Sea, which once covered what is now arid inland ...
July 12, 2024
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Dinosaur from Montana Had Horns Like Norse God Loki’s Blades
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — About 78 million years ago in what was then a subtropical coastal plain — ...
July 11, 2024
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Fossils of Ancient Reptile Found in Brazil
BRASILIA (Reuters) — A Brazilian scientist has identified fossils of a small crocodile-like repti...
July 11, 2024
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