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Why Japan issued its first mega-earthquake warning and what it means

Following a 7.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s southern islands on Thursday, the country’s meteorological agency issued a dire warning: Another larger earthquake is possible and the risk will be even higher next week. In its first ever “megaquake warning”, the agency said the risk of strong shaking and tsunamis was higher than normal in… Read More »

Japanese Scientists Invented an MRI Machine That Can Record Dreams

Pixabay/Public domain Allegation: Japanese scientists have successfully created an MRI machine that can record dreams and reconstruct them for later viewing. Evaluation: Rating: Blend What’s True: In 2013, Japanese researchers published a study describing a method of “recording dreams” using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to record brain activity associated with specific objects while the… Read More »