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By The Financial District
Jan 7, 20241 min read
2023 Japan's Hottest Year On Record
Japan experienced its hottest year on record in 2023, with the average temperature reaching the highest level since comparable data became..
By The Financial District
Jan 3, 20241 min read
Quakes Kill 30, Destroy Buildings In Western Japan
A series of powerful earthquakes hit western Japan, leaving at least 30 people dead and damaging buildings, vehicles, and boats.
By The Financial District
Jan 2, 20241 min read
Japan To Offer Tax Breaks For Tech Innovation In Farming
The government is pushing for "smart farming" by offering tax breaks for schemes that utilize technological innovation, as the industry...
By The Financial District
Jan 2, 20242 min read
SK’s "Artificial Sun" To Burn At 100-M Celsius For 30 Seconds
South Korea's superconducting fusion device, KSTAR, has been upgraded to allow it to run for longer periods.
By The Financial District
Jan 2, 20241 min read
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Is CNN Business’ CEO of the Year
It was the year of artificial intelligence, and no Big Tech company leaned into the trend like Microsoft.
By The Financial District
Jan 2, 20241 min read
Strong Quakes Hit Japan, Triggering Tsunami Warnings
Japan faced a series of strong earthquakes on January 1, 2024, along its western coastline, prompting tsunami warnings and evacuation...
By The Financial District
Dec 30, 20231 min read
U.S. X-37B Space Plane Blasts Off On Secret Mission
The U.S. military’s X-37B space plane blasted off Thursday on another secretive mission that’s expected to last at least a couple of years.
By The Financial District
Dec 30, 20231 min read
Much Of Falcon 9 Booster Sinks Into The Atlantic
The first US commercial rocket to launch astronauts into orbit has met its end after being destroyed during its latest post-flight recovery.
By The Financial District
Dec 30, 20231 min read
Not a Good Year In Battle vs Climate Change
This was a year when the world experienced its hottest 12 months on record, when China connected more new coal plants than ever before...
By The Financial District
Dec 29, 20232 min read
Add A Little Water To Coffee Beans To Make A Better Brew
Coffee connoisseurs have long held the belief that adding a little water to the beans before grinding them could make a difference.
By The Financial District
Dec 27, 20231 min read
Savants Develop Rice Strain That Battles Salinity
One consequence of rising global temperatures is the intrusion of saltwater, prompting researchers to explore engineering crops that can...
By The Financial District
Dec 25, 20232 min read
U.S. Scientists Replicate Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough Thrice
Scientists in California, shooting nearly 200 lasers at a cylinder holding a fuel capsule the size of a peppercorn, have taken another...
By The Financial District
Dec 22, 20231 min read
Mass Die-Offs Hit Major Japan Oyster Farming Area
Between 80% and 90% of the oysters in one oyster farming area in Toba, Mie, have perished this season, with higher summer sea temperatures..
By The Financial District
Dec 22, 20231 min read
AI Cannot Patent Inventions, UK Supreme Court Rules
The UK Supreme Court has upheld earlier decisions in rejecting a bid to allow an artificial intelligence (AI) to be named as an inventor...
By The Financial District
Dec 16, 20231 min read
German Flying Car Soars Over Osaka Ahead Of 2025 Expo
The developer of "flying cars" planned for use during the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka held a test flight on December 13, 2023.
By The Financial District
Dec 15, 20231 min read
U.S. Greenlights New Type Of Nuke Reactor
For the first time in more than 50 years, the US granted permission for a new type of nuclear reactor, signifying regulators' increasing...
By The Financial District
Dec 15, 20231 min read
U.S. Students Lagging Behind OECD Peers In Math And Science
For those concerned about America’s future, the latest findings from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) are nothing...
By The Financial District
Dec 15, 20231 min read
Massive Volume of Sardines Wash Up In Japan Port
A substantial number of Japanese scaled sardines washed up at a fishing port in Shima City on the morning of Dec. 13, sending local...
By The Financial District
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Scientists Discover Freshwater Deposit Beneath Sicily Mountain
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have found a substantial deposit of ancient freshwater beneath the mountains of Sicily.
By The Financial District
Dec 13, 20231 min read
Elon Musk Launches Grok AI
Elon Musk's Grok AI was already having a rough launch, with the bot trashing Musk and cosigning a bunch of progressive political causes...
By The Financial District
Dec 12, 20231 min read
FDA Okays 1st Human Gene Editing Cure For Sickle Cell Disease
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new sickle cell disease treatment using CRISPR genome editing technology.
By The Financial District
Dec 8, 20231 min read
Google Launches Gemini, Upping Stakes In AI Race
Google has taken its next leap in artificial intelligence with the launch of Project Gemini, an AI model trained to behave in human-like...
By The Financial District
Dec 7, 20231 min read
Musk Stumped As Expert Shatters His Mars Colonization Dream
A deep dive into the history of OpenAI reveals surprising details about one of the firm's former co-founders, Elon Musk.
By The Financial District
Dec 6, 20231 min read
COP28 Chief’s "No Science" Fossil Fuel Claim Slammed
The current president of COP28, this year's oil magnate leading the United Nations–backed climate change summit, is attempting to walk...
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