Japan's welfare ministry to conduct survey on male sexual trauma Japan's welfare ministry is creating for the first time a survey specifically focusing on boys and men victimized by sexual violence,… [+2373 chars]
For many of us, the past two years have delivered a lesson in not taking things for granted. The chaos of the pandemic disrupted relationships, trade and the privileges we often enjoy without a secon… [+11875 chars]
ByJet Propulsion LaboratoryJune 5, 2022 If a large asteroid struck the Earth, it could have devastating consequences. Over 100 participants from 18 countries including NASA Established in 1958, th… [+11770 chars]
Simply being exposed to things we're not familiar with new objects or species of animals, for example puts us in learning mode, new research has revealed, and makes us more ready to learn about the n… [+4165 chars]
Way back in the late 1980s, the Voyager 2 spacecraft visited Uranus and Neptune. During the flybys, we got to see the first close-up views of those ice giants. Even then, planetary scientists notic… [+5795 chars]
Japans output of published research papers is very high, but researchers dont often share their manuscripts on preprint servers.Credit: Makiko Tanigawa/Getty Japan has become the latest country to o… [+3227 chars]
But the floating freedom offered by the lack of attractiveness also introduces a number of limitations when it comes to the human body and mind. Short trips to space have transformed from the early M… [+6284 chars]
Scientists say convergent evolution is much more common than previously thought.An evolutionary tree, or phylogenetic tree, is a branching diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among various… [+4678 chars]
Ancient volcanoes on Earths moon may have created water, a new study found. Billions of years ago, a series of volcanic eruptions broke loose on the moon, engulfing hundreds of thousands of square m… [+2499 chars]
Scientists have produced the first genetic map of chimpanzees in the wild, offering a detailed reconstruction of the endangered species' past migrations, and a new tool to combat illegal trafficking.… [+4053 chars]
The modern world as we know it simply would not exist if not for the mind of Sir Isaac Newton. His synthesis of differential calculus and pioneering research on the nature of gravity and light are be… [+10338 chars]
Have you ever fancied the idea that somewhere out there, there's another you? That in a faraway mirrored universe, there's another version of yourself. The mirror universe is usually an interest in … [+3357 chars]