Environment

The torrential rain wreaking havoc in Kyushu smashed all records for single-day maximum rainfall in numerous locations on the main southern island, phenomena a Kyoto University expert on rainfall linked to global warming.

The Japanese government said Thursday it is aiming to achieve a huge increase in offshore wind power capacity over a decade beginning next fiscal year.

Seven new salamander species inhabiting puddles were confirmed in a 40-year research project in western Japan that increased the variety number to 44.

Another type of salamander is also being studied to determine if it is different from the known species.

Five of the eight salamanders were spotted in Shimane Prefecture, likely taking advantage of the humid winters there and other factors.

Japan's MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings will begin offering a service to analyze the risks climate change pose to companies, Nikkei has learned.

Self-restraint measures taken to curb the novel coronavirus are believed to have paused greenhouse gas emissions in the skies over Tokyo between January and April, according to a recent report by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.

A study on fossils found in Alaska supports the theory that a plant-eating dinosaur species in Hokkaido came from North America, scientists said.

A simulation of how substances essential for living creatures were formed on Earth reinforces the theory that life started after meteorites rained down on the planet.

A team of researchers said Tuesday it has discovered the world’s smallest dinosaur egg fossil, measuring about 4.5 cm by 2 cm, in western Japan.

When Taku Suganuma hauled up his fixed fishing net off the coast of Imizu, he made a catch of the day that he had never seen before. The strange fish had a unique face with a protruding head, rippling its dorsal fin and shaking its 1-meter-long silver body.

A university team has succeeded in the first-ever mass proliferation of rainbow trout germ line stem cells (GSCs) in vitro, a technique that could pave the way for preservation of endangered fish and enable their mass production.