Science
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Advanced Helium-Cooled Reactor to be Given Power-Loss Test; Aim is to Verify Safety of Reactor Shutdown System
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency will next month conduct a test to verify a safety shutdown system for...
February 11, 2024
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Researchers: New Mexico Fossil Is New Tyrannosaurus Species
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists reassessing a partial skull first unearthed in 1983 in southeaster...
February 9, 2024
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Webb Captures Images of 19 Spiral Galaxies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A batch of newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope s...
February 9, 2024
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JAXA Unveils Portion of 2nd H3 Rocket Set to Launch Feb. 15; Success of Launch Dependent on Functionality of New Equipment
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has unveiled a part of the fuselage of its second H3 m...
February 7, 2024
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SLIM Lander Powers Down for Long Lunar Night; JAXA Releases New Batch of Moon Snapshots
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, stopped its activities on the lunar surface and e...
February 2, 2024
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Late Apes: Biggest Primate Ever Died Off Due to ‘huge Mistake’
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The largest primate ever to walk the Earth went extinct because it could not adap...
February 1, 2024
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SLIM Lunar Probe Resumes Operation; Solar Panel Catching Light
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has resumed operation of the Smart Lander for Investig...
January 29, 2024
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Webb Discovers Oldest Black Hole
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The James Webb space telescope has discovered the oldest black hole ever detected...
January 26, 2024
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Guinness World Records Has Doubts about Age of Oldest Dog
LISBON (AFP-Jiji) — Bobi the Dog’s title as the world’s oldest canine was suspended on Jan. 16 after...
January 24, 2024
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DNA from Ancient Europeans Shows Multiple Sclerosis Origins
DNA obtained from the bones and teeth of ancient Europeans who lived up to 34,000 years ago is provi...
January 17, 2024
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U.K. Detects 1st Bird Flu Case in Mammals in Sub-Antarctic
LONDON (Reuters) — Bird flu has been detected for the first time in mammals in sub-Antarctic, Britai...
January 17, 2024
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JAXA Spacecraft SLIM Ready to Begin Final Preparations Toward Japan’s 1st Lunar Landing
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's lunar probe SLIM is ready to begin preparations for a lunar...
January 15, 2024
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Italian May Regain Use of Hand after Nerve Transfer from Amputated Leg
TURIN (Reuters) — A man may regain the use of his hand, left paralyzed by a severe road accident, th...
January 11, 2024
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Largest Male Specimen of World’s Most Venomous Spider Will Be ‘milked’ for Venom
SYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the worl...
January 10, 2024
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Urban School Farm Opens World of Opportunity to British Teenagers
BIRKENHEAD, England (Reuters) — The rural life of rearing rare breed sheep and nurturing alpacas is ...
January 6, 2024
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