Scientists Just Discovered Japan’s First New Bird Species in Over 40 Years

For decades, birdwatchers in Japan thought they were looking at the same little green songbird flitting through mountain forests on two far‑flung island chains. It took high‑tech DNA tests and ...

Rare Bird Species Discovered in Japan After Hiding in Plain Sight for Decades

A new species, the Tokara Leaf Warbler, was identified using DNA and song differences, splitting the Ijima’s Leaf Warbler ...
Nature

The surprising biobank discovery in Japan that led to a unique brain atlas

The finding that some patients who donated blood and DNA to one biobank, also donated their brains to a second biobank, promises new insights into neurological disorders. ­ Two Japanese biobanks are ...
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Japan's first western ichthyosaur discovered during educational museum event

A vertebrate fossil discovered in a rock from the Late Triassic period (approximately 220 million years ago) in Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, has been confirmed through joint research by Okayama ...