Science
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NASA Postpones Launch of SpaceX Craft, Crewed by Japanese Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, to Saturday
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The launch of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, which will carry Japanese astro...
August 25, 2023
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NASA Chief Visits Brazilian Space Center
BRASILIA (Reuters) — NASA Administrator Bill Nelson visited Brazilian space research center INPE las...
August 23, 2023
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Fresh Look at DNA from Iceman Traces His Roots to Present Turkey
NEW YORK (AP) — Oetzi the Iceman has a new look. Decades after the famous glacier mummy was discover...
August 23, 2023
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Study: Common Arthritis Drug Could Boost Effectiveness of Morning-After Pill
LONDON (AP) — Taking a common arthritis drug together with the morning-after pill Plan B could boost...
August 23, 2023
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The Odd Behavior of a Subatomic Particle May Shake Up Physics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The peculiar wobble of a subatomic particle called a muon in a U.S. laborator...
August 21, 2023
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NASA May Delay Crewed Lunar Landing Beyond Artemis 3 Mission
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. (AFP-Jiji) — NASA’s Artemis 3 mission, set to return humans to the Moon i...
August 21, 2023
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Rare Somali Wild Ass Born in Chile Zoo
BUIN, Chile (AFP-Jiji) — A rare Somali wild ass has been born in a zoo in Chile, the fourth specimen...
August 16, 2023
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Japan Falls in Ranking of Most Cited Science Papers
Japan dropped to 13th place in a global ranking of the most cited scientific papers, falling behind ...
August 11, 2023
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NASA Lab Hopes to Find Life’s Building Blocks in Asteroid Sample
HOUSTON (AFP-Jiji) — Eager scientists and a gleaming lab await. A sample from the asteroid Bennu, w...
August 10, 2023
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Japan to Aid Climate Change Fight by Giving Satellite Data to Developing Nations
Japan eyes providing data from observation satellites measuring carbon dioxide emissions to developi...
August 9, 2023
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Study Finds Misunderstood Rattlesnakes Have a Tender Side
Warm and cuddly are adjectives that seldom spring to mind when one thinks of rattlesnakes. But a ne...
August 3, 2023
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Studies: Ancient Society’s ‘Ivory Man’ Was an ‘Ivory Lady’
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The “Ivory Man,” whose remains were found in an opulent tomb in Spain in 2008, is...
August 2, 2023
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Ferocious Black Holes Reveal ‘Time Dilation’ in Early Universe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Time is a slippery thing, as profound thinkers like physicist Albert Einstein...
August 2, 2023
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From Soup Stock to Supercrop: Japan Flaunts Its Seaweed Savvy
YOKOHAMA (AFP-Jiji) — Seaweed has long been a staple food in Japan, but the chunky, slimy kelp haule...
July 27, 2023
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Disease Killing Felines on Cyprus’ ‘Cat Island’
NICOSIA (AFP-Jiji) — A sickly ginger kitten named Bebe is pulled out of a cat carrier at a veterinar...
July 27, 2023
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