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The bursts of light are pure electricity. Inside a thunder cloud there…
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A US research team published in Science in 2014 that global warming…
Benjamin Franklin’s most important invention
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A handful of nuts a day (1)
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Finger vein authentication
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Warning: No peace signs in your selfies
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The sinking of the Titanic, new evidence (2)
Photos of the Titanic were recently found as part of a private…
The sinking of the Titanic, new evidence (1)
The titanic was the largest ship in the world when it set…
Mysterious radio wave from deep space
A MYSTERIOUS type of radio wave from deep space called fast radio…
Ready in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Robot technologies will be applied to travel guides at International airports, tourist…
‘Photogenic hot pot’ in Japan
In the past, people have tended to stick with traditional recipes, but…
Booming cross-border e-commerce in China
China’s voracious consumers have helped to create a new buzzword in Japan…
Okra, a nutritional powerhouse
Okra is a flowering plant in the mallow family, the same plant…
Kudzu, a valuable traditional plant
Besides giving shade for poaches in hot southern summers, the main uses…
