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1,400-year-old mystery of strange 'red sign' in Japan's sky solved
By Meghan Bartels published
A scarlet fan spread across the skies over Japan 1,400 years ago, and it's been puzzling astronomers ever since.

Earth has a new geologic age: The Chibanian
By Rafi Letzter published
It's all thanks to a cliff by a river in Japan.

Dinosaur-Era Bird Preserved in 3D Could Rewrite History of Flight
By Mindy Weisberger published
A previously unknown species of primitive bird has a tail feature associated with flight in modern birds.

Fireball That Flew Over Japan in 2017 Was Tiny Piece of Giant Asteroid that Might One Day Threaten Earth
By Rafi Letzter published
If you'd looked up into the sky in Kyoto, Japan, on April 28, 2017, you may have seen a preview of an event that could, far down the road, threaten the whole Earth.

Japan Just Imported Ebola to Prep for Possible Olympic Outbreak
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Japan imported Ebola and other lethal viruses to prepare diagnostic test kits for the 2020 Olympics.

Huge Cosmic Structures Already Existed When the Universe Was a Baby
By Rafi Letzter published
Astronomers have discovered the oldest cluster of galaxies ever seen.

Mysterious 'Pocket' of Underwater Gas Could Contain 50 Million Tons of CO2
By Brandon Specktor published
Meta description: Probing the bottom of the East China Sea with seismic waves, researchers have discovered a mysterious "pocket" that could contain 50 million tons of greenhouse gases.

Geoscientists Were Wrong About the 'World's Largest Volcano'
By Rafi Letzter published
Back in 2013, Tamu Massif -- a giant underwater volcano off the coast of Japan -- stole Hawaii's crown as the largest single volcano in the world. But it's not a true volcano at all.
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