Japan earthquake: From building to bridges, watch how powerful 7.1-magnitude tremors shook KumamotoJapan earthquake Update: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, causing significant disruption. The tremor registere...
In 1943, US built an entire city, and it didn't exist on a single mapOak Ridge, Tennessee, was a secret city of 75,000 people during World War II. This hidden community was established for the Manhattan Proje...
They say cockroaches survived the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Can the small insect survive a nuclear blast? The truth behind one of science's biggest mythsCockroaches are not indestructible and cannot survive nuclear explosions. Their cells divide less frequently, making them more radiation re...
Japanese mindset of the day by Kazuo Ishiguro: 'We all live inside bodies that will deteriorate. But when you look at human beings, they're...' - inspiring life lessons by Nobel Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day teaches why love and loyalty matter more than wealth or statusLife lesson by Kazuo Ishiguro: Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro emphasizes life's true meaning lies in relationships. He notes that as life ne...
America’s WWII veterans are almost gone: How many World War II soldiers are still alive today?Fewer than fifty thousand American World War II veterans remain alive today. These veterans are the last living links to a defining global ...
Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-ziThe narrator unexpectedly recalled a childhood memory of Shokyokusai Tenkatsu's Magic Troupe. This vivid recollection occurred decades late...
Obsession, the steady rise of ‘horror-coated’ drama films and their quiet takeover of the mid-budget theatrical spaceLow-budget horror film 'Obsession' has shattered expectations, raking in over $400 million worldwide and becoming a top-grossing horror fli...
Highly dangerous plutonium offers no quick fix to US nuclear fuel crunchAmerica is exploring turning surplus plutonium into nuclear fuel for new reactors. This move aims to meet rising power demands, particularl...
Quote of the day by German chemist Otto Hahn: 'I felt profoundly ashamed..'-The 'father of nuclear chemistry's' regret after Hiroshima reveals the human cost of scientific discoveryOtto Hahn, a key figure in nuclear fission discovery, expressed deep shame and sorrow after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ...
Nagasaki mayor warns of nuclear war as city marks 80 years since A-bombNagasaki observed the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing. Prayers were offered for the victims. Mayor Shiro Suzuki cautioned about the ...
Nagasaki atomic bomb survivor, who devoted his life for peace, dies at 93Shigemi Fukahori, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bombing who dedicated his life to promoting peace and opposing nuclear weapons, has die...
Nagasaki-Hiroshima atom bombings and Nobel Peace Prize 2024: How they are related?The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for...
78th Anniversary of US atomic bombing: Reflecting on Nagasaki Day 2023 and the impact of a nuclear-free worldNagasaki Day 2023: Japan commemorates the 78th anniversary of the Nagasaki atomic bombing. On August 9, 1945, 'Fat Man,' the second nuclear...
Marine biologist Osamu Shimomura, who won Nobel Prize in chemistry, passes away at 90Shimomura shared the 2008 Nobel prize with two scientists for discovering a jellyfish protein.
100 companies from Japan's Nagasaki ready to induct Indian engineersThe offer to Indian engineers is in line with the call given by Shigeki Maeda, Executive VP of JETRO inviting two lakh Indian professionals...
A look at first ever use of nuclear weapons in wartimeThe uranium gun-type atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima was called Little Boy and Nagasaki was nuked by a plutonium implosion-type bomb calle...
- Obama not to visit Hiroshima, Nagasaki during Japan trip: official
Obama will not visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki during his trip to Japan next month, a senior US government official said