Energy & Environment

2024.03.21

Predicting and controlling the weather with high powered simulations: An interview with Moonshot researcher Le Duc

2024.03.18

Tohoku University and Future University Hakodate develop method for predicting wind speed and direction from plant images by utilizing natural phenomena as computational resources

2024.03.14

The Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute successfully develops cultivation technology for the stable artificial cultivation of black and white truffles

2024.03.11

Emergency observation voyage carried out by JAMSTEC to investigate the epicenter of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake

2024.02.22

A 26-meter-high fault cliff formed in the Japan Trench by the Great East Japan Earthquake — Niigata University and collaborators undertake manned submarine assessment

2024.02.21

Ice cores are climate time capsules — Aiming to shed light on the million years of the Earth's history

2024.02.20

A new species of troglomorphic trechine beetle from the karst region of Okinawa's main island accidentally discovered by local researchers

2024.02.16

COP28 agrees to "transition away from fossil fuels" and calls on all countries to share the sense of crisis and agree to further emissions reductions

2024.02.07

Tohoku University discovers plant temperature sensor molecule: The Rain Tree folds its leaves in the rain

2024.02.06

Keio Senior High School student discovers 300,000-year-old insect fossil — Expectations for use in clarifying speciation

2024.02.06

New population of Kirkaldyia deyrolli discovered in southern Kumamoto Prefecture — DNA polymorphism data acquired from approximately 60,000 locations

2024.01.29

Hokkaido University finds that the dietary habits of grasshoppers altered by automobile noise through fecal analysis — Does intense stress cause dietary intake diversity?

2024.01.25

Draft conventions for preventing growing global plastic waste pollution are in the works: Expectations that regulations will inevitably face difficulties

2024.01.19

NARO develops prototype for detecting abnormal strains of potato with AI support — Notification through sound and image based on video recording

2024.01.15

Using low-temperature, low-pressure liquefied CO₂ to realize low-cost mass transportation: Demonstration test ship "EXCOOL" completed with expectations for social implementation in the future

2024.01.11

JAMSTEC discovers mysterious jellyfish with a cross-shaped stomach in submarine caldera of the Ogasawara Islands

2024.01.10

Mast seeding of Sasa borealis influences foraging behavior of field mice: A field study by Nagoya University yields results

2023.12.18

Kyushu University and the FFPRI analyze approximately 400 sites around Cambodia and find that community forest management effective for forest conservation

2023.12.18

Kazusa DNA Research Institute successfully decodes the genome of Echinochloa phyllopogon, a rice field weed, using high-precision gene sequencing: Seeking methods for managing herbicide resistance

2023.12.14

Kyushu University and JAMSTEC reveal that extinction of marine life during the Late Triassic 'Carnian Pluvial Episode' was caused by anoxia at the end of volcanic activity

2023.12.06

'Dendritic' marine bacteria quickly break down oil: The University of Tsukuba clarifies mechanism of contact facilitation through increased interface surface area

2023.12.06

Environmentally friendly sensor that 'returns to the soil,' developed by SANKEN at Osaka University

2023.12.06

High yields of 'Niji-no-Kirameki' rice cultivar through ratooning — Technology developed by NARO

2023.12.01

Aiding the realization of fusion energy: QST's JT-60SA successfully generates tokamak plasma for the first time

2023.11.30

A new 3.5-million-year-old Nymphalidae fossil species discovered in Japan by Keio Yochisha Elementary School and Kagoshima University

2023.11.28

Beech forests in Kyushu in decline due to soil erosion from too many deer: Investigation in Miyazaki by Kyushu University

2023.11.27

Attracting international talent by creating new value in quantum science using the world's most advanced infrastructure: An Interview with Dr. Shigeo Koyasu, President of the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)

2023.11.27

Ultra-high dose irradiation with extremely short times — Radiotherapy with maintaining patients' quality of life

2023.11.27

JAEA develop a method to estimate magma pathways under volcanos using contour line data

2023.11.22

Positive aspects of Asian dust: Supplying "nutrient" iron to organisms in the North Pacific Ocean

2023.11.21

The '400m Towing Tank' demonstrates improved ship performance, reflected in international rules [Exploring megascience]

2023.11.17

Hokkaido University clarifies that dominant zooplankton species in the Artic ocean has undergone ecological changes due to environmental change

2023.11.13

Environmental Doomsday Clock sits at 9:31, 'Extremely Concerned' status, again this year amidst anxiety about biodiversity and climate change

2023.11.10

JSCE chooses 21 new entries to civil engineering heritage sites that embody "The beauty of engineering"

2023.11.10

Chubu University discovers five bioluminescent snail species in Thailand

2023.11.09

JAMSTEC discovers fluid pathways from the area of slow earthquakes to the seafloor surface at the plate boundary fault in the Hyuga-nada area

2023.11.08

IES reveals that organically bound tritium metabolically discharged 'without accumulation' in olive flounder rearing experiment: Addressing concerns about the discharge of treated water

2023.11.02

Highly accurate sorting of seeds using AI leads to improvement in eligibility rates: Kyushu University develops technology to prevent seed loss

2023.10.25

A challenging and exhaustive survey undertaken in collaboration with local communities: Towards clarification of the biodiversity of tropical rainforests in Sarawak, Malaysia

2023.10.20

The University of Tsukuba discovers new pathogenic fungus on Arctic willow leaves — Discovered on the world's northernmost island in Canada

2023.10.18

JAMSTEC clarify mechanism that allows deep-sea mussels to eat nothing — Organic matter from symbiotic bacteria used as a nutritional source

2023.10.17

New species of aquatic Pseudocrangonyx discovered in a quarry in Fukui City through joint research by Hiroshima University and Kyoto University

2023.10.17

KDDI and KDDI Research Inc. develop acoustic position system for supporting safe underwater activity — Successful positioning of multiple objects

2023.10.11

'E-Defense': Enhanced earthquake resistance technology using full-scale seismic shaking table [Exploring megascience]

2023.10.10

Kyoto University decodes buckwheat genome and unravels the origins of a cultivated variety — Helping to solve food problems

2023.10.02

Exploring past climate change using varves settled on the bottom of lakes [Treasures from under the ground]

2023.09.27

Major renovation of 'SPring-8' — Brightness to be increased by over 100 times

2023.09.25

JAEA clarifies mechanism of the inflow of groundwater during tunnel excavation: The structure of the outflow route regulates the water exit velocity

2023.09.25

JAEA develops new simulation method for the design of next-generation reactors —ARKADIA

2023.09.20

Chubu University discovers a new parasitic nematode species, found in exotic millipede species that came to Japan from Taiwan — Fears of spread to native hosts

2023.09.15

Did a 400-kilometer-long terrestrial area exist between Okinawa Island and Miyako Island millions of years ago? New geological history of the Ryukyu Islands proposed by Tohoku University

2023.09.13

Kazusa DNA Research Institute finds that the thermogenic plant Symplocarpus renifolius more genetically diverse due to snow adaptation

2023.09.12

Nuclear fusion research is selected by MEXT as a new target of the Moonshot R&D Program: Aiming to achieve carbon neutrality by creating 'the Sun on the Earth'

2023.09.11

Waseda University and OMRON collaborate to build factory energy management system infrastructure — Resolving challenges facing the manufacturing industry

2023.09.05

NARO demonstrates technology to decompose biodegradable plastic film for agriculture — Confirmation of effectiveness under different temperature conditions

2023.09.05

New turtle species from the late Cretaceous discovered by second grader in Kuji City, Iwate Prefecture — Waseda University and Kuji Amber Museum conduct joint excavation

2023.08.30

AORI of the University of Tokyo uses environmental DNA in the Kuroshio Current to reveal the distribution characteristics of blue fish — Sardine and anchovy depend on water temperature and mackerels depend on sardine and anchovy

2023.08.29

Discovery of a perovskite compound for safe and simple ammonia storage — RIKEN aims to achieve a decarbonized society

2023.08.28

The megatooth shark 'Megalodon' swam slowly: US-Japan team estimate using morphology of scale fossils

2023.08.22

Hokkaido University research group discovers fossil forest of an extinct species in Minokamo City, Gifu Prefecture

2023.08.17

Coupled short-duration Lamb waves and thermospheric gravity waves during the large-scale eruption in Tonga found by JAMSTEC: Expected to predict meteorological tsunamis

2023.08.16

IIS develops advanced climate simulation using AI — Local precipitation characteristics can be reproduced

2023.08.08

Mycorrhizal fungal network supporting forest ecosystems [Treasures from under the ground]

2023.07.31

Swell: the key to Antarctic sea-ice breakup − Observation of sea ice outflow in Lützow-Holm Bay gives insights into climate change and navigation assistance for icebreaker Shirase (by the University of Tokyo and Kitami Institute of Technology)

2023.07.26

RESTEC and Spectee verify the use of Satellite and SNS Data for Flood Control

2023.07.26

NARO, NTT and others to launch a data-driven remote farming support project

2023.07.18

NICT develops differential absorption light detection and ranging (LIDAR) for simultaneous observation of water vapor and wind

2023.07.14

NTT and OIST use two Wave Gliders simultaneously to successfully conduct simultaneous atmospheric and marine observations directly beneath a violent, Category 5 typhoon for the first time in the world

2023.07.12

A Look Around Innovation, Part 1: Advanced plastic waste sorting device — A university-based venture aimed at commercialization

2023.07.11

Discovery of new mineral, 'Hokkaido Stone' — Japan's first polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mineral

2023.07.10

Successful genome sequencing of diazotrophs in the Arctic Ocean by the University of Tokyo and JAMSTEC — Confirmation of the existence of species endemic to the Arctic

2023.06.29

Nagoya University discovers ancient burial chambers in Naples using cosmic ray imaging

2023.06.29

Discovery of a new species of alpheid shrimp in the mud on the seafloor of Wakasa Bay

2023.06.26

Government revises hydrogen strategy to realize a decarbonized society: Public and private sectors invest 15 trillion yen to supply 12 million tons of hydrogen annually

2023.06.23

IHI Power Systems completes ammonia co-firing tests — First use of an actual ammonia-fueled engine scheduled to be installed on a ship

2023.06.20

Climbers and ecologists work together to perform environmental DNA survey of 90 sites nationwide — Project launched to monitor the health of mountain areas

2023.06.19

Novel system effective in stabilizing rice yield developed by NARO: Growth diagnosis and calculating fertilizer amount for paddy fields

2023.06.16

Why are there no insects in the sea? Tokyo Metropolitan University led group theorizes low‐oxygen content prevents exoskeleton hardening

2023.06.08

An adventurous approach to environmental and energy issues: Easan Sivaniah [Researchers from across the sea]

2023.06.08

Madagascar improves farmers' nutrition by increasing rice yield: Econometric evaluation of contribution with respect to both nutritional quantity and quality

2023.06.06

<OIST> Shedding light on the mechanics of diverse natural phenomena from the perspective of fluid mechanics — An interview with Dr. Pinaki Chakraborty

2023.06.06

NARO finds that inoculating decomposing food waste with insect larvae can help control odor

2023.06.05

Full‐face type respirators with magnet‐fixing glasses for radiation protection developed by JAEA and KOKUGO

2023.06.05

Kyushu University clarifies that the scent of Japanese cedarwood improves brain function: Comparison of the results of a visual experiment using cedarwood and resin‐based building materials

2023.05.31

Sea level rise of up to 3 m even if temperature rise is limited to "1.5 ℃ — WMO worried that sea levels will continue rising for 2000 years

2023.05.31

New parasitic crustacean discovered in the Kuril‐Kamchatka Trench at a depth of 7200 m

2023.05.24

Serious 'marine noise pollution' mainly caused by ship navigation results in damage to the ecosystem and inhibits vital activity of invertebrates

2023.05.24

Gifu University succeeds in estimate of sika deer abundance through utilization of monitoring data — Estimated using 5‐km square grid cells

2023.05.24

Snailfish filmed at a depth of 8,336 m in the Ogasawara Trench certified as the "World's Deepest Fish"

2023.05.22

Latest IPCC report presses the world to "halve CO₂ emissions by 2030" — UN Secretary General warns that "the climate time bomb is ticking."

2023.05.16

Electrical potential change after rain: Evidence of information exchange among mushrooms?

2023.05.12

Validation of coral environmental DNA analysis method by OIST enables large‐scale surveys without the need to dive underwater

2023.04.28

How Can We Make It Happen? A Bright and Affluent Zero‐Emission Society Part 9: Exploring the future through extended input‐output tables

2023.04.25

On the path toward the realization of fusion reactors: National Institute for Fusion Science and Toho Kinzoku Co., Ltd. successfully test durability of divertor

2023.04.07

Regional diversity among contemporary Japanese explained by intermixing of Jomon people and ancient migrants — The University of Tokyo focusing on Jomon‐derived variations in genome

2023.04.05

International team led by JAMSTEC and Miyazaki University observe general flowering in tropical rainforests through satellite observations of a wide area of Borneo

2023.04.03

Imagining 2050: The Moonshot R&D Program Moonshot Goal 8 — Developing weather control technology to mitigate damage caused by extreme winds and rains

2023.04.03

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute artificially cultivates white truffles with aim to establish cultivation technology and stable supply