Science
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Aurora Observed in Hokkaido
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A red aurora was observed in Hokkaido on Friday night. It was visible with t...
December 3, 2023
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NASA Probe to Observe Near-Earth Asteroid’s 2029 Close Encounter
About 5½ years from now, astronomers calculate, an asteroid about as wide as the Empire State Buildi...
December 2, 2023
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Japan, EU Issue Statement Toward Practical Use of Fusion Energy
Japan and the European Union on Friday issued a joint statement committing to work toward the practi...
December 2, 2023
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Scientists Detect Oxygen in Noxious Venusian Atmosphere
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Oxygen accounts for about 21% of Earth’s air, with the rest of our atmosphere...
December 2, 2023
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Japan Team Identifies Cell Causing Breast Cancer Recurrence
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japan-led research team including Kanazawa University has identified a type o...
December 2, 2023
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Study: Winter World Cup Led to Increased Injury Severity in Top Leagues
The mid-season World Cup in Qatar last year led to players from Europe’s top five leagues spending a...
December 2, 2023
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Report: Russia Plans to Send Cosmonauts to the Moon Next Decade
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia plans to send cosmonauts to land on the Moon next decade for the first tim...
December 2, 2023
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Relics of Huge Primordial Collision Reside in Earth’s Deep Interior
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Seismologists have recognized since the 1970s that two mysterious continent-s...
November 23, 2023
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Team Including Hokkaido Univ. Unearths New Dino in Mongolia
SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — A research team including Hokkaido University has discovered in Mongolia the ...
November 23, 2023
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Scientists Identify Molten Layer Deep within Interior of Mars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Seismic waves generated by a meteorite impact on the other side of Mars from ...
November 22, 2023
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Europe’s Euclid Space Telescope Releases First Images
DARMSTADT, Germany (AFP-Jiji) — The first images from Europe’s Euclid space telescope were released ...
November 17, 2023
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Scientists Observe Chimpanzees Using Human-Like Warfare Tactic
On the boundary of dangerous territory, a troop of about 30 individuals engaging in a border patrol ...
November 17, 2023
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Astronaut Takuya Onishi Set for Long-Term ISS Mission Around 2025; Fellow Astronaut Yui’s Mission Pushed Back
It has been decided that Takuya Onishi, a 47-year-old astronaut, will undertake a long-term mission ...
November 16, 2023
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In a Rarity, Emperor Penguin Chick Hatches at SeaWorld San Diego
SeaWorld San Diego has welcomed the hatching of an emperor penguin for the first time in 13 years, a...
November 15, 2023
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Solar Flares Bathe Swathes of Siberia in Scarlet ‘Northern Lights’
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Swathes of Russia and Ukraine were bathed in some of the strongest scarlet and gr...
November 15, 2023
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