Unlike their canine counterparts, cats may be ‘too socially inept’ to stand with their owners against someone treating their human poorly, a study has warned. Researchers from Japan found that our feline friends will as gladly take food from someone who hinders their owner as one who helps them or acts neutrally. However, this might … Read more
Most life on Earth will be WIPED OUT in a billion years due to an extreme plunge in oxygen levels, scientists warn Researchers from Japan and the US modelled the future of Earth’s atmosphere Rising solar brightness will impact surface temperatures and photosynthesis This will cause rapid atmospheric deoxygenation in around a billion year’s time The … Read more
NASA and SpaceX are in final preparations to launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on a Falcon 9 rocket and have announced two crew members making the journey for the first time. The second crewed mission of the commercial spacecraft will launch from the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida no sooner … Read more
An ex-Green Beret and his son who were wanted by Japan for helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn escape the country in a speaker box are now in Japanese custody despite their months-long battle to remain in the US. US Army Special Forces veteran Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor were handed … Read more
Your dog knows when you are lying: Scientists show pooches can sniff out the truth when their owners tell them a fib Scientists from Kyoto University tested the intelligence of 34 dogs in a test They were pointed towards tubs which first contained food and then did not The team found when they tried again most … Read more
A passenger has re-shared footage of the moment the engine of a Boeing 777 blew just moments after take-off in Japan back in December – in eerily similar circumstances to a frightening mid-air engine explosion in Denver on Saturday. The footage captured by Naru Kurokawa, 40, has resurfaced amid calls from Boeing to ground its … Read more
Travel plays a big part in sustaining any relationship. You create new shared experiences. You cope with challenges together and enjoy wonderful new things Here’s the good news. There is not, according to a report, going to be a second epidemic — an epidemic of relationship break-ups, that is. The report, from The Marriage Foundation, … Read more
Revealed: The interactive map of Japan that pinpoints neighbourhoods with noisy children so those who want a quieter life can avoid them The guide is called the Dorozoku Map. Dorozoku is an online term for loud people The map is powered by comments submitted by irritated residents Their remarks pop up when icons on the … Read more
Japan’s leaders invite women to sit in on meetings – so long as they do not TALK – days after Olympics chief quits following sexism row Leaders of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party made the proposal today They have allowed five female lawmakers to attend its all-male board meetings But the women are forbidden from … Read more
China today has sent two coast guard vessels into Japan’s territorial waters amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed islands in the East China Sea. The Chinese ships, including one equipped with what appeared to be an cannon, intruded into the waters near the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands on Tuesday morning, reported Japanese media. … Read more