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Chimpanzees’ Task Performance Improves With Human Audience, Study Finds
A study published in iScience found that chimpanzees performed better on challenging tasks when observed by humans. The research, conducted by Kyoto University, revealed that the presence of a larger human audience improved performance on difficult tasks, while simpler tasks saw a decline in accuracy. This suggests that the audience effect, often l...
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Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite LignoSat into Space
Japan’s LignoSat, the first wooden satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, was launched on a SpaceX mission to the ISS. The satellite will orbit 400 km above Earth for six months, testing honoki wood’s durability against extreme temperatures and radiation. The team, led by astronaut Takao Doi, hopes to prove that wood can...
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Japan To Soon Launch World's First Wooden Satellite: Know All About It
The satellite is being developed in an effort to test the viability of using biodegradable materials, like wood, as environmentally friendly substitutes for the metals that are currently used to construct all satellites.
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Japanese Student Attends Graduation Ceremony Dressed As Volodymyr Zelensky
The attire was a part of the university's graduation, where the students were allowed to dress in whatever they wanted.
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Japan Plans To Transport People From Moon To Earth By Train. Here Are The Details
Researchers in Japan have recently unveiled new plans for an artificial space habitat and inter-planetary train system connecting the Earth, Moon and Mars.
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Cats Know Names Of Their Owners, Recognise Feline Friends, Claims Study
The researchers found that the strength of connection was stronger for fellow felines than it was for humans.
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Nearby Red Dwarf Star 'AD Leonis' With Massive Solar Flares Spotted
Astronomers have captured a red dwarf star called AD Leonis that is found to have massive flares — one of them was even 20 times larger than the solar flares emitted by our own Sun. The star is just 16 light-years away from Earth.
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James Allison, Tasuku Honjo Win Nobel Prize In Medicine For Cancer Immunotherapy
The American and Japanese researchers discovered methods of removing the brakes on cells that fight invaders, paving the way for cancer immunotherapy, which has joined surgery, radiation and chemotherapy as a major weapon in the battle against cancer.
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Japanese Woman, 88, Who Once Sold Dolls For A Living, Conferred Doctorate
An 88-year-old woman was conferred a doctorate on Saturday at a university in Kyoto city, making her the oldest person in Japan to get such a degree.
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Scientists Develop Pigs For Human Transplants In Japan
According to the team, which includes researchers from Meiji University and Kyoto Prefectural University, the animal is the first to be developed for transplantation based on national guidelines for xenotransplantation, in which animal organs and cells are transplanted into humans.
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Green Tea May Prevent Deadly Artery Explosion: Study
Drinking green tea may prevent a deadly condition in which the body's main artery becomes overstretched and bloated, a new study has claimed. Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan found that abdominal aortic aneurysm developed less frequently in rats that drank green tea polyphenol, a major component of green tea.
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End In Sight: The Long Battle Against Global Warming
A near three decade-long effort to rein in dangerous planetary warming is set to culminate today in the first-ever universal pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
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Japan Researchers Find Chimps Caring for Disabled Infant
A chimpanzee mother cared for her disabled infant in the wild in Tanzania, Japanese researchers reported in a study published this week, research they hope will help in understanding the evolution of social care in humans.
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Thai Army Ruler Expected to Become New Premier
Three months after overthrowing Thailand's last elected government, this Southeast Asian nation's junta leader is poised to step out of his army uniform for good - to take up the post of prime minister in a move critics say will only extend his time at the helm and consolidate the military's grip on power.
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Thai opposition protesters launch Bangkok 'shutdown'
Thai opposition protesters launched their attempted "shutdown" of Bangkok on Monday, occupying key intersections in the capital in an escalation of their campaign to unseat Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
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Chimpanzees’ Task Performance Improves With Human Audience, Study Finds
A study published in iScience found that chimpanzees performed better on challenging tasks when observed by humans. The research, conducted by Kyoto University, revealed that the presence of a larger human audience improved performance on difficult tasks, while simpler tasks saw a decline in accuracy. This suggests that the audience effect, often l...
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Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite LignoSat into Space
Japan’s LignoSat, the first wooden satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, was launched on a SpaceX mission to the ISS. The satellite will orbit 400 km above Earth for six months, testing honoki wood’s durability against extreme temperatures and radiation. The team, led by astronaut Takao Doi, hopes to prove that wood can...
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Japan To Soon Launch World's First Wooden Satellite: Know All About It
The satellite is being developed in an effort to test the viability of using biodegradable materials, like wood, as environmentally friendly substitutes for the metals that are currently used to construct all satellites.
-
Japanese Student Attends Graduation Ceremony Dressed As Volodymyr Zelensky
The attire was a part of the university's graduation, where the students were allowed to dress in whatever they wanted.
-
Japan Plans To Transport People From Moon To Earth By Train. Here Are The Details
Researchers in Japan have recently unveiled new plans for an artificial space habitat and inter-planetary train system connecting the Earth, Moon and Mars.
-
Cats Know Names Of Their Owners, Recognise Feline Friends, Claims Study
The researchers found that the strength of connection was stronger for fellow felines than it was for humans.
-
Nearby Red Dwarf Star 'AD Leonis' With Massive Solar Flares Spotted
Astronomers have captured a red dwarf star called AD Leonis that is found to have massive flares — one of them was even 20 times larger than the solar flares emitted by our own Sun. The star is just 16 light-years away from Earth.
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James Allison, Tasuku Honjo Win Nobel Prize In Medicine For Cancer Immunotherapy
The American and Japanese researchers discovered methods of removing the brakes on cells that fight invaders, paving the way for cancer immunotherapy, which has joined surgery, radiation and chemotherapy as a major weapon in the battle against cancer.
-
Japanese Woman, 88, Who Once Sold Dolls For A Living, Conferred Doctorate
An 88-year-old woman was conferred a doctorate on Saturday at a university in Kyoto city, making her the oldest person in Japan to get such a degree.
-
Scientists Develop Pigs For Human Transplants In Japan
According to the team, which includes researchers from Meiji University and Kyoto Prefectural University, the animal is the first to be developed for transplantation based on national guidelines for xenotransplantation, in which animal organs and cells are transplanted into humans.
-
Green Tea May Prevent Deadly Artery Explosion: Study
Drinking green tea may prevent a deadly condition in which the body's main artery becomes overstretched and bloated, a new study has claimed. Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan found that abdominal aortic aneurysm developed less frequently in rats that drank green tea polyphenol, a major component of green tea.
-
End In Sight: The Long Battle Against Global Warming
A near three decade-long effort to rein in dangerous planetary warming is set to culminate today in the first-ever universal pact to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
-
Japan Researchers Find Chimps Caring for Disabled Infant
A chimpanzee mother cared for her disabled infant in the wild in Tanzania, Japanese researchers reported in a study published this week, research they hope will help in understanding the evolution of social care in humans.
-
Thai Army Ruler Expected to Become New Premier
Three months after overthrowing Thailand's last elected government, this Southeast Asian nation's junta leader is poised to step out of his army uniform for good - to take up the post of prime minister in a move critics say will only extend his time at the helm and consolidate the military's grip on power.
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Thai opposition protesters launch Bangkok 'shutdown'
Thai opposition protesters launched their attempted "shutdown" of Bangkok on Monday, occupying key intersections in the capital in an escalation of their campaign to unseat Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
