Science
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Govt institute announces winners of female researcher awards
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government-affiliated Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) announced t...
November 7, 2022
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Papers coauthored by U.S., China researchers drop by up to 25%
Fewer papers coauthored by researchers in the United States and China have been carried in Western a...
November 6, 2022
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Meteorite that smashed into Mars triggered M-4 quake
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Scientists who study Mars on Oct. 27 revealed the remarkable Christmas gift ...
November 2, 2022
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Iconic ‘Pillars of Creation’ captured by James Webb Space Telescope
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — The James Webb Space Telescope captured the iconic “Pillars of Creation,” hu...
October 28, 2022
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Apollo, Gemini astronaut James McDivitt dies at 93
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — James McDivitt, a former U.S. astronaut who commanded some of NASA’s earliest...
October 28, 2022
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Archaeologists in Peru unearth 8 colonial-era mummies
LIMA (Reuters) — Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed eight centuries-old mummies at a site in the ...
October 28, 2022
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More penguins dying from avian flu at Cape Town colony
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) — More penguins have died from avian flu at the colony at Cape Town’s Boulders b...
October 28, 2022
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Serbian scientists name new beetle after Djokovic
SARAJEVO (Reuters) — Serbian scientists have named a new species of beetle after tennis great Novak ...
October 28, 2022
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Ancient DNA gives rare snapshot of Neanderthal family dynamics
NEW YORK (AP) — A new study suggests Neanderthals formed small, tightknit communities where females ...
October 26, 2022
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Medieval plague may have molded our immunity
Our Medieval ancestors left us with a biological legacy: Genes that may have helped them survive the...
October 26, 2022
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What caused holes in Sue the T. rex’s jawbone?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Sue, the biggest and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever unearthed, no doub...
October 19, 2022
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EU regulator recommends clearing Takeda’s dengue vaccine
LONDON (AP) — The European Medicines Agency on Friday recommended the authorization of a dengue vacc...
October 15, 2022
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Taiwan’s pangolins suffer surge in feral dog attacks
HSINCHU, Taiwan (AFP-Jiji) — In most of its habitats, the heavily trafficked pangolin’s biggest thre...
October 12, 2022
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Dig reveals elephants roamed southern Chile
SANTIAGO (Reuters) — Gomphotheres, an extinct relative of the modern elephant, roamed southern Chile...
October 12, 2022
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Survey: Little progress against U.S. teen vaping
NEW YORK (AP) — The latest government study on teen vaping suggests there’s been little progress in ...
October 12, 2022
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