The tools in a medieval Japanese healer’s toolkit: from fortunetelling and exorcism to herbal medicines
In medieval Japan, healing might mean taking medicine, undergoing an exorcism or sidestepping harm in the first place by avoiding inauspicious days.
Alessandro Poletto, Lecturer in East Asian Religions, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis •
conversation
March 1, 2024 • ~8 min
March 1, 2024 • ~8 min
Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions
Japan is one of several countries that weren’t part of the space race of the 1950s and 1960s looking toward the Moon. They’ve now become the 5th country to have landed on its surface.
Mariel Borowitz, Associate Professor of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology •
conversation
Jan. 21, 2024 • ~6 min
Jan. 21, 2024 • ~6 min
How animal traits have shaped the journey of species across the globe
New research looks at how different species have managed to cross geographic barriers throughout history and whether their individual traits played a crucial role in these journeys.
Sarah-Sophie Weil, PhD candidate, Swansea University
• conversation
Oct. 17, 2023 • ~7 min
Oct. 17, 2023 • ~7 min
Fukushima to release contaminated water – an expert explains why this could be the best option
Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is set to release radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean – but the cause for concern is minimal.
Jim Smith, Professor of Environmental Science, University of Portsmouth
• conversation
Jan. 23, 2023 • ~7 min
Jan. 23, 2023 • ~7 min
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