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Scientists just dug the deepest ocean hole in historyResearchers just sunk a drill 5 miles below the Pacific Ocean's surface to dig the deepest hole below the ocean in history.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Newfound species of amphibious giant centipede named for woman cursed by the godsResearchers recently described a new species of amphibious giant centipede in an archipelago in Japan.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Millions of tons of nuclear wastewater from Fukushima will be dumped into the seaThe Japanese government announced plans to dump more than 1 million tons of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, beginning in two years.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Rare 9-armed octopus found off Japan coastHow did an octopus in Japan grow nine arms?
By Laura Geggel Published
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SARS-CoV-2 relative found lurking in frozen bats from CambodiaFor the first time, close relatives of the novel coronavirus have been found outside China.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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Olympic officials 'very confident' that next year's games in Tokyo will have spectatorsJapan was scheduled to host the Olympic Games in the summer of 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic forced officials to postpone the competition until 2021.
By Rachael Rettner Published
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Watch a 'Godzilla' wasp dominate Mothra in this eerie lab videoScientists discovered a new species of aquatic wasp that reminds them of Godzilla.
By Nicoletta Lanese Published
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'It's not ours': Government denies knowledge of strange 'UFO' over Japanese cityA strange balloon-shaped 'UFO' appeared and disappeared over the city of Sendai, Japan on Wednesday (June 17).
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Moon's mysterious disappearance 900 years ago finally gets an explanationA series of 'forgotten' volcanic eruptions could explain accounts of the moon 'vanishing' in A.D. 1110.
By Brandon Specktor Published
