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NATURAL SELECTIONS

JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 24, 2001
Bone collectors dig into our past
Two papers published today shed light on our early evolution, though "early" is a relative term. The first describes what could've been the first species of mammal, a tiny beast that quivered in the shadows of the dinosaurs 195 million years ago. The second reports on a shift in eating habits of early...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 17, 2001
Mimicry demonstrated to drive origin of species
One of the claims often made by opponents of the theory of evolution -- there are some still left, mainly in Kansas -- is that because natural selection is a phenomenon we can't directly observe, the theory is untenable. And while creationists insist that species are immutable despite a staggering amount...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 10, 2001
What's your cerebrotype?
In "The Prince," Machiavelli set out his manifesto of duplicity and deception. His name stands for cunning, for forming alliances with those in power. The theory of Machiavellian Intelligence proposes that with the advent of social interaction, the advantage gained by manipulating others was the driving...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 3, 2001
Antlion symbiosis story to make Darwin smile
Antlions, insects resembling feeble, intoxicated dragonflies, flutter briefly in summer, hardly eating, only copulating, reproducing then dying. But their life as larvae is all about food. Living for two to three years at the bottom of a funnel-shaped pit/trap in the ground, the antlion larva waits with...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Apr 26, 2001
Vaccine theory of HIV debunked
A tempest that has been raging in the outwardly dignified world of academia is set to die down with the publication today of three papers in Nature and one in Science. The story -- about the origin of AIDS -- is one of intrigue, mystery and death. Mostly, however, it is about death.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Apr 19, 2001
Intelligent elephant mamas never forget
Elephants form some of the most intimate social relationships seen outside primates. The female-led society provides a high level of care to its members: Little elephants are bathed and carried over obstacles, and mothers frequently touch their young with their trunks. If disturbed, calves and the matriarch...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Apr 12, 2001
Scientists find munchies has physiological basis
The anecdotes and folklore that filter out from the hazy world of cannabis users attest to the drug's stimulating effect on the appetite as well as on the brain. Now scientists have confirmed that the munchies has a physiological basis, establishing the first firm link between cannabinoids (chemicals...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Apr 5, 2001
Climate change blamed for Okinawa coral death
Scientists at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa have published evidence showing that global climate changes in 1998 devastated coral reefs around Sesoko Island. The report, published in the April edition of the journal Ecology Letters, comes on the heels of George W. Bush's unilateral abandonment...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 19, 2001
Earthlings, meet your parent
The four planets closest to the sun are siblings of a sort. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars have similar core properties and densities, suggesting that they probably formed from the same dust cloud in the early solar system, but they have very different surfaces and atmospheres. Mercury is hot, has low...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 5, 2001
Paleolithic technology and the boom in cultural evolution
About 300,000 years ago something happened that was unlike anything in the previous few billion years, something that would have ever-expanding repercussions.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Feb 19, 2001
Genome decoded: evolution, religion and what it all means
The publication of the human genome sequence has been compared to the detonation of the first atomic bomb and the landing of the first human on the moon.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Feb 5, 2001
Animals and nature's remedies
Michael Huffman of Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute was watching a group of wild chimpanzees in Western Tanzania in 1987 when he saw something that first puzzled and then astonished him. His subsequent work has changed how we think about animal feeding behavior and has important implications...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jan 29, 2001
Toward the future of medicine
How alternative is alternative medicine these days?
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jan 15, 2001
The effect of hormones on fatherhood
It is usually thought that men share only symbolically, if at all, in the experience of pregnancy, but recent studies have shown that paternal males undergo changes in the same hormones as maternal females. The work promises to biologically verify the experiences of new fathers.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jan 1, 2001
Life? Martian meteorite keeps its cool
"X-Files," eat your heart out. Supporters of the theory that life on Earth was "seeded" by organisms from deep space got a boost recently, as analysis of the famous Martian meteorite ALH84001 indicated that it was transferred from Mars to Earth without being heated above 40 degrees Celsius. This relatively...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Dec 18, 2000
Sea cucumbers: radially different
Sea cucumbers.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Dec 4, 2000
Ants find inheritance tax high
The maximum rate of inheritance tax in Japan is 70 percent, more than many people can afford to pay: If they inherit, they have to sell off land and property to pay the tax.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 20, 2000
No, really: morning sickness benefits mothers, babies alike
Most women would find it hard to believe that morning sickness -- vomiting and nausea during pregnancy -- is a good thing, but the evidence is growing that it helps protect the mother and her baby.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 6, 2000
Sexual wounding, kicking and early death
Sex can sometimes be awkward in humans, and sometimes painful, but rarely do human females have to put up with what females of the bean weevil endure. The male's penis carries a formidable array of sharp spines which lacerate the female reproductive tract during copulation.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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