Photo: Tatsuo Niitsuma and his wife, Yoko, in Iwaki, Japan, this month. Ko Sasaki for The New York Times The...
‘Only Option’: Japan May Dump Fukushima Nuclear Plant Water Into Pacific Ocean
Photo: The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, seen on Feb. 22, 2016. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images) Japan’s environment minister said the...
Study: Humans Are Forcing Dolphins To Simplify How They Talk
It’s well known that dolphins are among the world’s smartest creatures, and humans are among the world’s most annoying. The...
Massive Kraken Spotted Underwater in Japanese Harbor by Akinobu Kimura
Opportunities to see giant squid in open waters are extremely rare. Although these mammoth sea creatures live in all of...
New species of ‘water bears’ discovered in parking lot — tardigrades
It’s not often that a microscopic organism gains celebrity status, but that’s exactly what tardigrades have managed to accomplish. The...