It's cheap, recycled, and has centuries of tradition: "shimogoe" or "fertilizer from a person's bottom" is finding new favor in Japan as Ukraine's war hikes the price of chemical alternatives.
Agriculture
Jun 30, 2023
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The world's major writing systems have tended to simplify over time, with a notable exception: New research shows that the Chinese writing system has become increasingly complex over the course of its 3000-year history.
Other
Nov 23, 2022
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Just south of the Galapagos' Marchena Island, there's a dive spot known by locals as the "fish arena."
Ecology
Oct 23, 2020
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China is celebrating the completion of its BeiDou Navigation Satellite System that could rival the U.S. Global Positioning System and significantly boost China's security and geopolitical clout.
Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2020
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China has gradually emerged out of its shadow of despair as the epicenter where the coronavirus pandemic started. Now, there is face saving required—as well as agenda-setting in the global power play.
Social Sciences
Apr 1, 2020
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Japan on Wednesday selected the Chinese character for "disaster" as its "defining symbol" for 2018, a year that saw the country hit by deadly floods, earthquakes and storms.
Environment
Dec 12, 2018
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Researchers in China claim they have identified a new species of gibbon in the remote forests along its border with Burma—and have named it after Star Wars character Luke Skywalker.
Plants & Animals
Jan 11, 2017
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Philipp Mattheis knew his gaming app was addictive when he realised he kept checking his phone—hooked by the brightly-coloured reminders telling him to play again or risk falling from the triple-figure level he had reached.
Software
Jan 30, 2015
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Weibo Corp.'s shares are rising in the Chinese social media company's debut in the U.S.
Business
Apr 17, 2014
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Want to engrave a few words in Chinese on your new iPad? No problem - Apple offers consumers in mainland China free personalization. Just don't get too political.
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 17, 2014
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