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![A Google satellite map shows where the 2011 Tohoku earthquake struck off Japan.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HxRM8EpTupseCFag5DyF2h-320-80.jpg)
A Single Earthquake Can Move Millions of Tons of Carbon into Earth's Deepest Trenches
By Brandon Specktor published
Earthquakes may be dumping millions of tons of carbon into the Earth's deepest cracks. And scientists aren't sure what that means.
![Several Perseid meteors dash across the sky above Italy's Castel Santa Maria in this photo by astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project taken during the peak on Aug. 12-13, 2018.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jW8dsywzBRUAzxVFSNSec3-320-80.jpg)
A New Satellite Will (Safely) Drop 'Meteors' Over Hiroshima
By Rafi Letzter published
There's a new satellite in space, and it was put there to drop "meteors" over the city of Hiroshima.
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Extreme Microbes Found in Crystals Buried 200 Feet Beneath the Sea of Japan
By Mindy Weisberger published
Living in extreme environments requires extreme solutions.
![Amelia Earhart stands in front of her Lockheed Electra.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FGbp8HsZ6WEVrhm39XXKmH-320-80.jpg)
Amelia Earhart Would Have a Hard Time Disappearing in 2019
By Brian Strzempkowski, Shawn Pruchnicki published
From the early years of aviation up until about 2000, the main way pilots navigated was by playing connect-the-dots across a map.
![Japanese Whalers](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vDzauN25PiKKDmZLKTQTGC-320-80.jpg)
Japan May Start Commercial Whale Hunting Again
By Laura Geggel published
Japan plans to leave the International Whaling Commission so that it can resume commercially hunting the marine giant, according to news reports from government sources.
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Centuries-Old Ninja Oath Warns of Divine Wrath
By Mindy Weisberger published
A long-hidden ninja oath swearing secrecy about the elite warriors' skills recently came to light.
![This spectacular photo shows the view from asteroid Ryugu from the Minerva-II1A rover during a hop after it successfully landed on Sept. 21, 2018. The probe is one of two that landed on Ryugu from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 spac](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LSWhJPyPCUn5zGBheCHsUW-320-80.jpg)
They Made It! Japan's Two Hopping Rovers Successfully Land on Asteroid Ryugu
By Meghan Bartels published
A pair of tiny Japanese robots sent back wild images once they successfully landed on their new home, the asteroid Ryugu.
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Japanese Whalers Killed 122 Pregnant Whales and 114 Babies Last Summer
By Brandon Specktor published
The country remains unapologetic for its "scientific research" program in the South Ocean.
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