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Japan has started releasing wastewater into the ocean. But this isn’t the kind of wastewater that flows from city streets into stormwater drains. It’s treated nuclear wastewater used to cool damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, stricken by an earthquake over a decade ago. Japan claims that the wastewater, containing a radioactive isotope called tritium and possibly other
With her husband Stephen by her side, Erin Shih hugs her children after their second doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine on June 25. Ages 6 and 11, the kids are part of the clinical trials evaluating the vaccine's safety and efficacy in young children. Photograph by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images Why kids are still waiting for their COVID-19 vaccinesThe F
Philadelphia detected its first case of a deadly, fast-spreading strain of influenza on September 17, 1918. The next day, in an attempt to halt the virus’ spread, city officials launched a campaign against coughing, spitting, and sneezing in public. Yet 10 days later—despite the prospect of an epidemic at its doorstep—the city hosted a parade that 200,000 people attended. Flu cases continued to mo
It is as astonishing as it is sad to watch a ladybug turn into a zombie. Normally ladybugs are sophisticated and voracious predators. A single individual may devour several thousand aphids in a lifetime. To find a victim, it first waves its antennae to detect chemicals that plants release when they’re under attack by herbivorous insects. Once it has homed in on these signals, the ladybug switches
How Japan Undermines Efforts to Stop the Illegal Ivory TradeAs China cracks down on ivory sales, legal loopholes in Japan—the world’s largest market—offer opportunities for smugglers. Masters of the shamisen—a traditional stringed instrument—use an ivory bridge and pick to produce what they say is a superior sound. “It’s a very slight difference that experts alone can hear,” says Sayo ne-san, a ge
Grand prize winner: Mermaid“I was fortunate to have encountered a humpback whale with her calf on my first day snorkeling near Japan’s Kumejima Island. Most of the time, the calf stayed close to her mom. At one point, the calf began jumping and tapping its tail on the water near us—it was very friendly and curious. Finally, the mother, who was watching nearby, came to pick up the calf and swim awa
Peer Inside Japan's Secretive Love HotelsIn an increasingly crowded and technology-mediated world, pay-by-the-hour love hotels offer sexual freedom. Hotel Ai offers both normal and themed rooms, and is considered one of the best BDSM hotels in Japan. BDSM is sexual activity that involves the use of physical restraints, granting and withholding control, and infliction of pain.
If birds left tracks in the sky, what would they look like? For years Barcelona-based photographer Xavi Bou has been fascinated by this question. Just as a sinuous impression appears when a snake slides across sand, he imagined, so must a pattern form in the wake of a flying bird. But of course birds in flight leave no trace—at least none visible to the naked eye. Bou, now 38, spent the past five
Photograph by B. ANTHONY STEWART, Nat Geo Image Collection Mysterious Void Discovered in Egypt's Great PyramidThe cavity is the first major inner structure discovered in the pyramid since the 1800s. Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza—one of the wonders of the ancient world, and a dazzling feat of architectural genius—contains a hidden void at least a hundred feet long, scientists announced on Thursday.
This Tiny Country Feeds the WorldThe Netherlands has become an agricultural giant by showing what the future of farming could look like. The great indoors provides optimal growing conditions for lettuce and other leafy greens at Siberia B.V. Each acre in the greenhouse yields as much lettuce as 10 outdoor acres and cuts the need for chemicals by 97 percent. In a potato field near the Netherlands’
Water Found Deep Inside the Moon—Get the FactsSatellite data suggest that water inside the moon is widespread, and that volcanic rocks may be a valuable resource for future explorers. There's even more water on the moon than we previously thought, according to new analysis of tiny glass beads left over from ancient volcanic eruptions. The naturally occurring beads were collected in the 1970s as pa
Would your dog eat you if you died? Get the facts.You might not look at your fur baby the same way after reading this. Is this big black Newfoundland yawning—or contemplating its next meal? Cat owners often joke that their pets would eagerly eat them once they die. But forensic evidence suggests that dogs may pose a higher risk. In 1997, a forensic examiner in Berlin reported one of his more unusu
Colorful HoneyBeekeepers in northeastern France found themselves in a sticky situation after bees from their hives began producing honey in shades of blue and green (pictured). The colored honey could not be sold because it did not meet France's standards of honey production: It was not obtained from the nectar of plants and it deviates from the standard coloring of honey (nearly colorless to dark
Chameleon Mummified Alive by the Tropical SunEven reptiles adapted to hot environments can succumb to heat stress, a concern as the world warms, experts say. Death by desiccation may be unpleasant, but it makes for a lovely corpse. Such was the fate of an unlucky Indian chameleon that apparently died while trying to drink from a pipe that had been turned off. Writer and wildlife filmmaker Janaki L
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Manuel Canales, NGM Staff; Patricia Healy. Art: Davide Bonadonna. Sources: Caleb Marshall Brown and Donald Henderson, Royal Tyrell Museum of Palaeontology; Jakob Vinther; C. R. Scotese, Paleomap Project On the afternoon of March 21, 2011, a heavy-equipment operator named Shawn Funk was carving his way through the earth, unaware that he would soon meet a dragon. That Monday had started like any oth
In an unprecedented finding, researchers spotted a deer chewing on a human rib during a study aimed at examining how human remains decompose in the wild. Scavengers take advantage of opportunities to eat, and carcasses left in the wild often decay quickly because animals can make quick work of the remains–even human remains. Known as “body farms,” some research facilities study how human remains d
New Gecko Sheds Skin on Demand, Looks Like Raw ChickenThe Madagascar native has unusually large scales that it can drop with extraordinary ease, a new study says. Tear-away pants may provide comic relief on the big screen, but for some geckos, shedding skin fast can mean life or death. Meet Geckolepis megalepis, a new species of fish-scaled gecko from Madagascar that can drop its scales on demand—
Watch: Pictures of the First Dinosaur Tail Ever Preserved in Amber First Dinosaur Tail Found Preserved in AmberTo scientists' delight, the incredible appendage from 99 million years ago is covered in feathers. The tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur, including bones, soft tissue, and even feathers, has been found preserved in amber, according to a report published today in the journal Current B
Secret Japanese Military Maps Could Open a New Window on Asia's PastThe recovered maps provided valuable intelligence for the United States after World War II. These maps were captured in the waning days of World War II as the U.S. Army took control of Japan. American soldiers confiscated thousands of secret Japanese military maps and the plates used to print them, then shipped them to the United
Seeing differently: Five objects inspiring curiosity and creativity
Many who have heard the melancholy cry of the mourning dove might wonder: Do birds grieve for their loved ones? For this Saturday’s Weird Animal Question of the Week Emilie Bouef commented via Facebook: "I heard that ravens do some kind of funeral when one of them dies. I’d love to know more about this." Calling to each other, gathering around, and paying special attention to a fallen comrade is c
Rock Climbing Prodigy Injured in Climbing AccidentFifteen-year-old rock climber Ashima Shiraishi, arguably the world's best female rock climber, took a 45-foot fall in a climbing gym. Ashima Shiraishi, the 15-year-old rock climbing prodigy from New York City who has ascended some of the most difficult rock climbs in the world and is arguably the best female rock climber today, fell 45 feet to the
This nearly 100-million-year-old wing tip features bones, soft tissue, and feathers preserved in amber. It was nicknamed "Angel" because it was originally intended to be used in a pendant called "Angel's Wings." Rare Dinosaur-Era Bird Wings Found Trapped in AmberBone, tissue, and feathers show the almost 100-million-year-old wings are remarkably similar to those on modern birds. Two tiny wings ent
There's a passage in the The Shock of the New when art critic Robert Hughes begins to criticize the grands ensembles, a series of postmodern housing projects that started to spring up around Paris in the 1950s. These structures, Hughes wrote, signified “the new landscape of urban despair—bright, brutish, crime-wracked, and scarred by the vandalism they invite.” Hughes wrote this in 1980, right aro
A new video shows Japan’s troubled Hitomi spacecraft tumbling in orbit. As the satellite crosses the screen (from right to left), it varies wildly in brightness—which means it’s shooting unstably through space. The space telescope lost consistent communication with Earth on Saturday. “If the satellite were not tumbling, it would appear to be the same brightness,” says Paul Maley, an amateur astron
Bioluminous LarakEach day, we bring you one photo from around National Geographic that fits our criteria for Photo of the Day—sometimes classic, sometimes quirky, always an image with a story to tell. For this year’s roundup, we looked at shares, likes, and comments from the social sphere to see which ones resonated most with you. While walking along the shore of Larak, Iran—an island in the Persi
Grand Prize Winner: Dirt"A rare and jaw-dropping anti-cyclonic tornado touches down in open farmland, narrowly missing a home near Simla, Colorado." Photograph and caption by James Smart, 2015 National Geographic Photo Contest
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