Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, researchers have found that wildlife populations are abundant in areas void of human life. …read more Source:: Science
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Spa therapy helps Japan’s snow monkeys cope with the cold
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•Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, have been enjoying regular baths in the hot spring at Jigokudani in Japan for decades — and have even become a popular tourist …read more Source:: Science
Japan’s largest complete dinosaur skeleton discovered
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•The complete skeleton of an eight-meter-long dinosaur has been unearthed from marine deposits dating back 72 million years at Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, making it the largest dinosaur skeleton …read more Source:: Science
Magma build-up at Japanese volcano poses threat to ‘Naples of the Eastern World’
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•One of Japan’s most active volcanoes could be close to a major eruption, threatening the safety of hundreds and thousands of residents of a nearby city, a new study has …read more Source:: Science
International search reveals genetic evidence for new species of beaked whale
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•An international team of scientists who searched out specimens from museums and remote Arctic islands has identified a rare new species of beaked whale that ranges from northern Japan across …read more Source:: Science
Expansion of kidney progenitor cells toward regenerative medicine
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•The kidney is a difficult organ to regenerate. However, in a big step forward for kidney regeneration research, a collaboration between scientists from Japan and the US has successfully demonstrated …read more Source:: Science
Baby seal bred at Japanese aquarium
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•KAMOGAWA, Japan – A newborn baby seal has won over a legion of fans, wriggling its way to the hearts of visitors at an aquarium in Japan. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
A new space race: satellites could test the world’s climate vows
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•PARIS (Reuters) – Scientists from the United States, Japan, and China are racing to perfect satellite technology that could one day measure greenhouse gas emissions from space, potentially transforming the …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Unique Mosasaur fossil discovered in Japan
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•The discovery also reveals the unique binocular vision of the first ancient marine reptile of its kind to be found in Japan. …read more Source:: Science
Nobel Prize in Physics for 2015
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•The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2015 to Takaaki Kajita Super-Kamiokande Collaboration University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan and Arthur B. …read more Source:: Science