Contemplations
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Scientists Identify 380 More Species in Mekong Region
Radio Free Asia An aggressive color-changing lizard, a venomous snake named after a goddess in Chinese mythology and a camouflaging green frog found only in the forested limestone mountains of…
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Beach Surroundings
Republic of Korea and United States Marines participate in exercise Ssang Yong, meaning “twin dragons,” in Pohang, South Korea, in late March 2023. Troops conducted a large-scale amphibious assault drill…
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Deepest-Ever Fish Caught, Filmed Off Japan by Scientists
Reuters An Australian-Japanese scientific expedition caught fish more than 8 kilometers below the ocean surface for the first time — and filmed them even deeper. Professor Alan Jamieson, the expedition’s…
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Great Barrier Reef Coral Frozen in World-First Trial
Story and Photos by Reuters Scientists researching Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have successfully tested a new method for freezing and storing coral larvae that could help restore reefs damaged by…
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Meet Japan’s Cyborg Cockroach, Crawling to a Disaster Near You
Story and Photo by Reuters If an earthquake strikes in the not-too-distant future, trapping survivors under tons of rubble, the first responders to find them could be swarms of cyborg…
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Turning North Korea’s Trash Into Treasure
Story and Photo by The Associated Press When waves wash trash onto the shores of front-line South Korean islands, Kang Dong Wan can often be found hunting for what he…
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South Korea test-fires first solid-fuel space rocket
REUTERS South Korea’s military said it successfully test-fired a solid-fuel space rocket for the first time in late March 2022, a step it said will help it eventually launch a…
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Taiwan integrates lessons of Ukraine invasion in annual military drills
REUTERS Taiwan incorporated lessons learned from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into upcoming military exercises aimed at practicing fighting off a Chinese attack, according to the self-governed island’s National Defense Ministry.…
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Researchers create first detailed map of global coral
Story and photos by The Associated Press Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2 million satellite images from across the…
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Codifying Water and Reshaping Orders
PRC Aggression In East, South China Seas Dr. NGUYEN THANH TRUNG AND LE NGOC KHANH NGAN The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) Maritime Traffic Safety Law (MTSL) took effect September…
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