Science
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New Search Method Reveals Massive Black Hole
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — One of the largest black holes ever recorded has been discovered using a new tech...
April 6, 2023
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Koichi Wakata: Japanese Food Was Popular Among U.S., Russian Astronauts on ISS
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Koichi Wakata, who returned to Earth from his latest mi...
April 6, 2023
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Scientists Have Bone to Pick with T-Rex Skeleton Set to Sell for Millions
ZURICH (AFP-Jiji) — A curator gingerly fastens a pointy claw bone with a thin metal wire, completing...
April 6, 2023
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Damaged Soyuz Capsule Lands Back on Earth from ISS
A damaged Russian Soyuz MS-22 capsule landed back on Earth on March 28, three months after coolant b...
April 6, 2023
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Japan-Australia Research Team Receives Guinness Record for Footage of Fish 8,300 Meters Underwater
A team of scientists from academic institutions in Japan and Australia has filmed a fish at a depth ...
April 5, 2023
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Walking 8,000 Steps Twice a Week Reduces Mortality Risk
Walking 8,000 steps once or twice a week significantly reduces the risk of mortality after 10 years,...
April 2, 2023
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Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer Symphony of Genetic Health Data
Using five locks of hair, scientists have sequenced the genome of one of history’s greatest musical ...
March 31, 2023
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Analysis Reveals Dynamic Volcanism on Venus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A fresh analysis of radar images obtained more than three decades ago has yie...
March 30, 2023
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Strange Island Creatures at High Risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A dwarf elephant the size of a Shetland pony once roamed the Mediterranean is...
March 30, 2023
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Archaeologists Find Preserved 500-yr-old Spices on Shipwreck
LUND, Sweden (Reuters) — Archaeologists said they have uncovered a “unique” cache of well-preserved ...
March 30, 2023
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Tasty Titlist: Chilean Abalone Chosen as ‘Mollusc of the Year’
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — In the end it was neither beauty, nor gymnastic mating rituals that won the publi...
March 30, 2023
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Japan Space Firm’s Lunar Lander Enters Orbit Around Moon
Ispace Inc. said Tuesday the firm’s moon lander had entered orbit around the moon. ...
March 24, 2023
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French Bulldogs Topple Labradors As Most Popular U.S. Breed
NEW YORK (AFP-Jiji) — The lovable Labrador Retriever is no longer the most popular dog breed in the ...
March 23, 2023
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Building Block of Life Found in Ryugu Sample
A team from Hokkaido University and other organizations found a key building block for life in sampl...
March 23, 2023
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Inside Bone Research Transforms Understanding of Dinosaur Growth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The dinosaur group called theropods included the largest land meat-eaters eve...
March 23, 2023
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