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‘Love hormone’ oxytocin turns lions into kittens
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Here kitty kitty ... Scientists who spent years spraying oxytocin up the n...
April 8, 2022
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Male contraceptive pill found 99% effective in mice
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — A team of scientists said March 23 they had developed a male oral contracept...
April 6, 2022
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Microplastics found in human blood for 1st time
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Scientists have discovered microplastics in human blood for the first time, warni...
April 6, 2022
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IPS-derived corneal cell transplants prove safe, effective
SUITA, Osaka (Jiji Press) — A Japanese research team Monday said it has confirmed that transplants o...
April 5, 2022
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Russian aggression undermining Japan-Ukraine radioactivity research project
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is jeopardizing a joint Japan-Ukraine research project into radioactive...
April 4, 2022
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Huge spiders to colonize U.S. East Coast, but it may be good
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Big and scary-looking Joro spiders have spread from Asia to the southern Uni...
March 31, 2022
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Ukraine crisis jeopardizes Russian cooperation in space / Satellite launches halted, ISS operation in peril
The heightened tensions between Russia and the alliance of Japan, the United States and Europe in th...
March 28, 2022
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Yamanaka looking forward to more research after stepping down as CiRA director
Nobel laureate Shinya Yamanaka, who will resign as director of Kyoto University’s Center for iPS Cel...
March 25, 2022
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Guinness recognizes wombat in Ikeda as oldest in captivity
OSAKA — A wombat at a zoo in Osaka has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest livin...
February 16, 2022
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Framework eyed to map areas for advance evacuations following major earthquake
The government plans to develop a framework to map areas where advance evacuations will be issued in...
February 14, 2022
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Tonga volcano’s eruption heat likely generated atmospheric waves linked to tsunami
The Jan. 15 eruption of an undersea volcano off Tonga marked the first time since modernized observa...
January 24, 2022
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Unusual tide level changes delayed tsunami warnings after Tonga eruption
The Japan Meteorological Agency did not issue tsunami warnings until 11 hours after the volcanic eru...
January 17, 2022
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Undersea volcanic eruption’s shock waves led to tsunami in Japan, expert says
Shock waves from an undersea volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Ocean likely triggered tsunami t...
January 16, 2022
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Mt. Fuji to stand in for Martian moon
Researchers will use drones and artificial intelligence to observe Mt. Fuji, in preparation for a pr...
January 8, 2022
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Japan to join Bill Gates-led fast reactor project in U.S., sharing Monju experience
WASHINGTON — Japan will participate in a U.S. project to develop a next-generation fast reactor, The...
January 2, 2022
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