Science
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Scientists Find 74-million-year-old Mammal Fossil in Chile
SANTIAGO (AFP-Jiji) — Scientists have discovered the fossil of a tiny mouse-sized mammal that liv...
September 5, 2025
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Ethiopian Fossils Reveal Species in Human Evolutionary Lineage
Researchers have unearthed tooth fossils in Ethiopia dating to about 2.65 million years ago of a ...
September 3, 2025
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Biomechanics Study Shows How T. rex, Other Dinosaurs Fed on Prey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Tyrannosaurus subdued prey with raw power, using bone-crushing bite force....
August 30, 2025
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Scientists Find Possible Artifacts of Oldest Known Wallacean Hominids in Indonesia
SOPPENG, Indonesia (Reuters) — Scientists have found a series of stone tools on Indonesia’s Sulaw...
August 29, 2025
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Peruvian Temple Offers Clues into 3,000-year-old Human Sacrifices
LIMA (Reuters) — In a stark discovery on Peru’s northern coast, archaeologists have unearthed the...
August 29, 2025
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Extinct Mammal Fossil Excavated in Akan, Hokkaido, Reidentified; Species Previously Only Found in North America
OKAYAMA — A fossil discovered three decades ago in the former town of Akan, Hokkaido, which is no...
August 25, 2025
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Rare Ceremonial Heads Shed Light on ‘Warriors of the Clouds’
CHACHAPOYAS, Peru (Reuters) — Archaeologists in Peru’s Amazon region have uncovered two rare, 1,0...
August 22, 2025
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British Meteorologist’s Remains Recovered 66 Years Later from Antarctic Glacier
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — The remains of a British meteorologist who died in an Antarctic expedition in...
August 20, 2025
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New Mineral Amaterasuite Named After Japanese Goddess; Dark Green Stone Includes Strontium, Titanium, Chlorine
A collaborative research team of scientists from the University of Tokyo, Yamaguchi University an...
August 15, 2025
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New Stick Insect Species Is Australia’s Heaviest
SYDNEY (Reuters) — In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy...
August 14, 2025
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Europe Is Escaping Reliance on American Science
BRUSSELS/WASHINGTON/BERLIN (Reuters) — European governments are taking steps to break their depen...
August 13, 2025
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Evolutionary Origins of Potato Revealed — a Tomato Was Involved
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The potato is one of the world’s food staples, first cultivated thousands ...
August 13, 2025
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Japan Team Finds ‘Villain’ Cells Alleviate Lung Inflammation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese research team has found that cells often labeled “villains” for t...
August 13, 2025
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Kyoto University Researchers Develops Highly Effective Non-Addictive Pain Reliever
A team of Kyoto University researchers has announced that they have found a powerful painkiller c...
August 10, 2025
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Researchers Find Link between Gene, Pancreatic Cancer Malignancy
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — Researchers mainly from Kyoto University have found that impaired function o...
August 7, 2025
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