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Japanese Scientists Use Collagen To Make Smiling Robots With "Living Skin"
Scientists in Japan give a new face to robots with a specially created collagen gel that resembles human skin tissue
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10,000 Steps A Day May Actually Be Good For Your Health, Study Suggests
The advice of 10,000 steps a day for good health didn't originate from scientists; it was invented by the Japanese clock company Yamasa. The company had created a personal-fitness pedometre called the Manpo-kei, which means "10000 steps metre."
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Scientists Grow Mouse Embryos In Space For First Time
Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study indicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group of Japanese scientists said.
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Microplastics Are Present In Clouds, Confirm Japanese Scientists
Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that aren't yet fully understood.
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Microplastics In Clouds: Japanese Scientists Make Worrying, Yet Unique Discovery
Outdoor observations carried out by Japanese researchers have, for the very first time, confirmed the presence of microplastics in clouds.
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Indian, Japanese Scientists Discover 600-Million-Year-Old Ocean In Himalayas
High in the Himalayas, scientists from India and Japan have discovered droplets of water trapped in mineral deposits that were likely left behind from an ancient ocean which existed around 600 million years ago.
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Scientists Capture Supernova As Massive Star Explodes Millions Of Light-Years Away
The supernova, dubbed "SN 2023ixf," was discovered on 19 May by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki.
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New 'Glass-Like' Orchid Species Discovered In Japan
A new species of orchid with delicate, glass-like blooms has been discovered by Japanese scientists, who found the pink and white plant hiding in plain sight.
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Asteroid Discovery Suggests Ingredients for Life on Earth Came From Space
Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago. Scientists said on Tuesday they detected uracil and niacin in rocks obtained by the Japanese Sp...
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How 3 Specks Of Dust Collected In 2005 Reveal An Asteroid's Secrets
It took the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa five years to return them to Earth, along with hundreds of other particles from Itokawa, and scientists have been analysing them for clues ever since.
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Asteroids May Have Brought Water To Earth Billions Of Years Ago: Study
Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission.
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Asteroids From Outer Edges of Solar System May Have Brought Water to Earth, Suggests New Study
Asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system may have brought water to Earth, claim scientists after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission Hayabusa-2. The researchers are scrutinising material brought back to earth in 2020 from the asteroid Ryugu.
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Ryugu Samples Are Most Contaminant-Free Outer Solar System Particles, Says Study
In an in-depth analysis conducted by a team of Japanese researchers at JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), it is found that the Ryugu samples brought on Earth in December 2020 by the Japanese aircraft Hayabusa-2 are the most “uncontaminated” samples. This will help scientists get a crystal-clear insight into the chem...
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6-Year Space Mission's Surprising Conclusion About Water On Earth
Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission.
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Scientists Discover Ultra Rare X-Ray Emitting Cosmic Object In Milky Way Galaxy: Report
Researchers have recently found a new member of a rare category of a star in the Milky Way. According to Science Alert, the star is so rare that only a handful of these have been found to exist so far.
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Japanese Scientists Use Collagen To Make Smiling Robots With "Living Skin"
Scientists in Japan give a new face to robots with a specially created collagen gel that resembles human skin tissue
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10,000 Steps A Day May Actually Be Good For Your Health, Study Suggests
The advice of 10,000 steps a day for good health didn't originate from scientists; it was invented by the Japanese clock company Yamasa. The company had created a personal-fitness pedometre called the Manpo-kei, which means "10000 steps metre."
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Scientists Grow Mouse Embryos In Space For First Time
Mouse embryos have been grown on the International Space Station and developed normally in the first study indicating it could be possible for humans to reproduce in space, a group of Japanese scientists said.
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Microplastics Are Present In Clouds, Confirm Japanese Scientists
Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics are present in clouds, where they are likely affecting the climate in ways that aren't yet fully understood.
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Microplastics In Clouds: Japanese Scientists Make Worrying, Yet Unique Discovery
Outdoor observations carried out by Japanese researchers have, for the very first time, confirmed the presence of microplastics in clouds.
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Indian, Japanese Scientists Discover 600-Million-Year-Old Ocean In Himalayas
High in the Himalayas, scientists from India and Japan have discovered droplets of water trapped in mineral deposits that were likely left behind from an ancient ocean which existed around 600 million years ago.
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Scientists Capture Supernova As Massive Star Explodes Millions Of Light-Years Away
The supernova, dubbed "SN 2023ixf," was discovered on 19 May by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki.
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New 'Glass-Like' Orchid Species Discovered In Japan
A new species of orchid with delicate, glass-like blooms has been discovered by Japanese scientists, who found the pink and white plant hiding in plain sight.
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Asteroid Discovery Suggests Ingredients for Life on Earth Came From Space
Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago. Scientists said on Tuesday they detected uracil and niacin in rocks obtained by the Japanese Sp...
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How 3 Specks Of Dust Collected In 2005 Reveal An Asteroid's Secrets
It took the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa five years to return them to Earth, along with hundreds of other particles from Itokawa, and scientists have been analysing them for clues ever since.
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Asteroids May Have Brought Water To Earth Billions Of Years Ago: Study
Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission.
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Asteroids From Outer Edges of Solar System May Have Brought Water to Earth, Suggests New Study
Asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system may have brought water to Earth, claim scientists after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission Hayabusa-2. The researchers are scrutinising material brought back to earth in 2020 from the asteroid Ryugu.
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Ryugu Samples Are Most Contaminant-Free Outer Solar System Particles, Says Study
In an in-depth analysis conducted by a team of Japanese researchers at JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology), it is found that the Ryugu samples brought on Earth in December 2020 by the Japanese aircraft Hayabusa-2 are the most “uncontaminated” samples. This will help scientists get a crystal-clear insight into the chem...
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6-Year Space Mission's Surprising Conclusion About Water On Earth
Water may have been brought to Earth by asteroids from the outer edges of the solar system, scientists said after analysing rare samples collected on a six-year Japanese space mission.
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Scientists Discover Ultra Rare X-Ray Emitting Cosmic Object In Milky Way Galaxy: Report
Researchers have recently found a new member of a rare category of a star in the Milky Way. According to Science Alert, the star is so rare that only a handful of these have been found to exist so far.
