Researchers found high concentrations of toxic “forever chemicals” in seawater offshore Okinawa in 2023, suggesting this ...

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International Atomic Energy Agency approves Japan’s release of treated waste water from nuclear plant, but some scientists are still sceptical The UN’s nuclear watchdog has approved of the ...

Plants survive climate change using genetic variations. Scientists studied Marchantia polymorpha to find key adaptation ...

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it will start dismantling treated water tanks next ...

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A researcher conducted a survey on the use of private wells during the 2018 Western Japan floods in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, which was affected by water supply disruptions. Society is ...

In a step towards developing advanced materials for functional coatings, a research group from Japan, developed a technology that combines structural color coating with super water-repellent ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered that the structure of vortices generated around a swimmer's feet changes with increasing speed during underwater undulatory swimming. Specifically, ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...

Researchers in Japan have confirmed microplastics ... in Environmental Chemistry Letters, scientists climbed Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama to collect water from the mists that shroud their peaks ...