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Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A new study suggests that a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto harbors a thin, delicate atmosphere that may have been created b Full article
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Ex-Japan amateur umpire fed up with complaints builds portable robot to call balls, strikes
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Japan astronomers launch group to look for aliens, radio observations eyed
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J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79
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Mexico City is sinking so quickly, it can be seen from space
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Multilingual support with AI avatar assists visitors at city hall in east Japan
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Kyushu Institute of Technology develops underwater robot controllable by radio waves
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Tokyo elementary school suspends grade-level classes after surge in measles infections
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Internal radiation exposure confirmed even 70 years after atomic bombing: Japan study
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A humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record
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Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime
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Technology
- Ex-Japan amateur umpire fed up with complaints builds portable robot to call balls, strikes
- AI completes late artist's unfinished sketch of lost Hiketa Castle in west Japan city
- Multilingual support with AI avatar assists visitors at city hall in east Japan
- Kyushu Institute of Technology develops underwater robot controllable by radio waves
- A humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record
- Toyota's new basketball robot wows crowd in Tokyo with smooth shooting and dribbling
Medical
- J. Craig Venter, who won the race to sequence the human genome, dies at 79
- Tokyo elementary school suspends grade-level classes after surge in measles infections
- Japan to release 50 mil. medical gloves from stockpiles amid supply fears
- Kyoto Univ. Hospital launches multidisciplinary 'Itch Center' to treat chronic cases
- Increased awareness, diagnosis behind adult ADHD medication shortage in Japan
- Japan research uncovers how coffee constituent limits growth of colorectal cancer cells
Environment
- Foragers in Japan warned misidentification of plants could spell death
- Editorial: 70 yrs after recognition of Minamata disease, Japan must not forget lessons
- Japan to expand reuse of Fukushima disaster soil at government buildings
- Renewable energies overtook global electricity demand last year, led by solar growth in China, India
- Bear lurks in residential area in northeastern Japan for hours, then killed
- Wildfires used to 'go to sleep' at night. Climate change has them burning overtime
Space
- Astronomers believe they've detected an atmosphere around a tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
- Japan astronomers launch group to look for aliens, radio observations eyed
- JAXA mulls launching H3 test rocket in June after last year's failure
- Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship's performance, especially the heat shield
- Artemis II's moon-traveling astronauts return home to cheers after a record-breaking trip
- Artemis II astronauts follow Apollo tradition of naming lunar features after loved ones
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- Divers reach apparent record depth of 97.4 meters in underwater cave in Japan's Oita Pref.
- Japan gets 1st new bird species in 45 years after taxonomic split
- As Trump orders UFO data released, a question hangs: If aliens exist, what would they think of us?
- Study finds mammals need sexual reproduction to remove harmful mutations
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