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NDTV
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
"Not The Exact Date, But...": Japanese Baba Vanga's July 2025 Tsunami Prophecy Stirs Online Frenzy
A powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula early on Wednesday, triggering tsunami waves that affected Japan's northern island of Hokkaido and Russia's Kuril Islands. The devastating event has now reignited interest in a 1999 manga prediction by Japanese artist Ryo Tatsuki, with some internet users calling it a prophecy come true - albeit a few weeks late. According to Tatsuki's manga "The Future I Saw", a major disaster was predicted to strike southern Japan on July 5, 2025. Although the predicted disaster didn't strike on July 5, many are now wondering if Ryo Tatsuki's prophecy was a warning for the entire month, rather than a specific date. With the massive quake and tsunami occurring just 25 days later, people are re-examining the prediction and questioning whether it was referring to a broader timeframe. Fans are going wild, pointing out that the timing might be fuzzy, but the eerie similarities are undeniable. Social media posts linked this event to Tatsuki's prediction, noting its proximity to the July 5 date. A post on X stated, "Not the exact date, but you have to respect Ryo Tatsuki." Here are other posts: Baba Vanga's 2025 prophecy had already shaken Japan's tourism industry — but no one expected it to be this accurate. A massive quake near Russia triggered real tsunami waves that hit both Japan and Russia. Chilling. 🌊🇯🇵🇷🇺 #BabaVanga #Japan2025 #Tsunami — WarMonitor🚨 (@GallopingMo) July 30, 2025 🚨 Ryo Tatsuki, dubbed the 'Japanese Baba Vanga,' warned of a July 2025 mega-tsunami. Today, July 30, a powerful M8.8 quake off Kamchatka triggered real tsunami waves across Japan & the Pacific. Prophecy or coincidence? Science says no link, but the timing is eerie. #Tsunami … — Aatm Yatri (@AatmYatri) July 30, 2025 RYO Tatsuki was right on Tsunami New Baba Vanga's July Prediction came true A massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake rocks Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula triggering 4m high tsunami waves. Worst quake in decades! #Earthquake #Tsunami #Japan #Russia — Nandini Idnani 🚩🇮🇳 (@nandiniidnani69) July 30, 2025 The buzz around her prediction had been building online, especially on Japanese social media, with hashtags like #July5Disaster. Tatsuki's prophecy also led to an 83% drop in flight bookings from Hong Kong to Japan for late June to early July, showing significant public anxiety. However, experts like Professor Sekiya Naoya of Tokyo University have dismissed such predictions as unscientific, emphasising that earthquakes cannot be precisely predicted. Earlier, Japanese officials had also urged the public to disregard her predictions, stating they are entirely unfounded and lack any scientific basis. While Tatsuki has a history of accurate predictions, such as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, sceptics argue that these are vague or coincidental, similar to criticisms of Baba Vanga's prophecies.
India.com
10-07-2025
- Science
- India.com
Scientists found mysterious black eggs 20000 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean, inside they found...
Representational Image/AI-generated In a remarkable discovery scientists discovered mysterious jet black eggs sitting on the ocean floor at a depth of more than 20000 feet, but what was discovered inside was even more stunning and jaw-dropping because it changed many preconceived notion about invertebrate marine life existing at such depths. Where were the eggs found? According to media reports, the eggs were discovered in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 6,200 meters (about 20,341 feet) by a team of researchers from Tokyo University and Hokkaido University in Japan, when they exploring the ocean floor with a remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The eggs, ominous-looking and pitch black in color, were found in what is known as the 'abyssopelagic zone', the deepest part of the ocean floor. Yasunori Kano, a marine researcher at the University of Tokyo decide to retrieve and study the eggs, but could only recover four of them as the rest were broken or badly damaged. What was inside the black eggs? Kano sent the eggs to invertebrate biologists at Hokkaido University, who discovered that these were actually tiny tiny cocoons hosting flatworms inside. Keiichi Kakui, a marine biologist at Hokkaido University who co-authored the research on the eggs published in the journal Biology Letters said he had 'never seen flatworm cocoons'. Kakui told IFLScience that a milky white liquid substance leaked from the eggs when they cut one open. Inside, they found discovered tiny white bodies encased in a shell, and realized that it was a cocoon with platyhelminths, commonly known as flatworms. Why the discovery is significant? As per researchers, this is the first instance when flatworms have been found at such depths. Earlier, flatworms had been discovered at depths of up to 5,200 meters. The latest discovery has pushed the limits of how deep invertebrates like flatworms could exist beneath the oceans. According to the study, DNA analysis of the eggs/cocoons revealed that these flatworms were an undiscovered species under the phylum Platyhelminth. However, despite being the 'the deepest known record of free-living platyhelminths,' the flatworms are not much different from the ones that live in shallow waters, according to the researchers.
Hindustan Times
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Will Baba Vanga's 2025 predictions come true? Experts say panic over prophecies unfounded
A wave of anxiety is sweeping across Asia as two separate prophecies, one from a late Japanese manga artist and other from framed Bulgarian mystic Baba Vanga, have sparked growing fears of disaster in 2025. Despite there being no scientific basis for these doomsday claims, it has caused fear in some. Representational image.(Unsplash) Japanese manga artist predicts July 2025 disaster At the heart of the panic is Ryo Tatsuki, a manga artist known for her 1999 book The Future I Saw, Ladbible reported. Among several eerily timed predictions, one idea has now grabbed international attention: a prophecy about a catastrophic event in southern Japan on July 5, 2025, with visions of the ocean 'boiling'. After the recent earthquake in Myanmar and a fresh government report warning of possible mega-quakes near Japan's Nankai Trough, rumor mills have been buzzing. Ladbible reported travel cancelations have surged, particularly from Hong Kong, with airlines cutting flights and Tokushima's tourism board expressing concern over what they dubbed 'unscientific rumors' impacting the region. Also read: Fourth of July: New study warns there's 'no safe amount' of hot dogs to eat Baba Vanga's prophecies for 2025 Meanwhile, legendary clairvoyant Baba Vanga, who is often called 'Nostradamus of the Balkans', is again making headlines for her alleged predictions about 2025. According to another Mirror report, Baba Vanga had predicted a 'great war' between East and West which could take place in the spring after Syria's fall, potentially triggering World War III. Her prediction came to notice after the tensions between Israel and Iran heightened recently. The Mirror report added she also predicted economic crisis, development of telepathy, and establishment of contact between humans and extraterrestrials. Scientists push back However, experts have firmly dismissed both Tatsuki and Vanga's claims. Professor Sekiya Naoya of Tokyo University was quoted in the Ladbible report as saying even with modern science, it cannot be predicted when and where a earthquake will occur. Meanwhile disaster mitigation expert Kimiro Meguro added that the doomsday prophecy is just a rumor and it has no scientific basis. Meguro noted speculations like these only stoke fear and misinformation. Reportedly, even local leaders have expressed frustration; Governor Yoshihiro Murai reportedly criticized spread of such unverified predictions and claimed it was a 'major problem' that information based on unscientific evidence was being widely circulated and impacting tourism. FAQs Q: What did Baba Vanga predict for 2025? A: She allegedly foresaw a massive war between East and West, contact with aliens, and the development of telepathy. Q: Who is Ryo Tatsuki, and what did she predict? A: Tatsuki, a Japanese manga artist, predicted the ocean near southern Japan would 'boil' on July 5, 2025, in a 1999 publication. Her predictions are gaining traction online, though experts dismiss them. Q: Can earthquakes really be predicted? A: No. Seismologists agree that current scientific developments do not allow for precise prediction of earthquakes in terms of time or location.
Free Malaysia Today
16-06-2025
- Science
- Free Malaysia Today
Why does your cat ignore you?
With cats, total indifference is the highest form of flattery. (Envato Elements pic) PARIS : It is often believed that cats deliberately ignore us. But in reality, this apparent coldness hides a sophisticated form of olfactory recognition. Indeed, a Japanese study published in the journal PLOS One reports that domestic cats identify their owners mainly by their scent. As such, they know they these familiar humans are part of their inner circle. As part of this study, Yutaro Miyairi and colleagues at Tokyo University of Agriculture conducted a revealing smell test with 30 domestic cats – 11 males and 19 females, with an average age of seven – in their owners' homes. Each animal had to identify three samples: the scent of its owner, that of a stranger, and a control tube with no scent. The samples were collected from behind the ears, under the armpits, and between the toes, after asking participants to avoid alcohol, tobacco, spices and perfumes. The researchers found that the cats spent significantly less time sniffing their owner's scent than that of a stranger. This difference suggests immediate recognition: familiar scents require only a brief check. According to the researchers, this shorter sniffing time suggests that cats quickly recognise their owners' scent before moving on to something else. When faced with an unfamiliar person, they investigate longer to gather information. The study also reveals that cats prefer to use their right nostril to analyse unfamiliar smells, then switch to the left once the information has been processed. This mechanism suggests that the right hemisphere of their brain processes new information, while the left hemisphere handles routine information. Smell as social compass Another intriguing discovery was that many cats did not simply sniff the odours presented to them by the researchers. They frequently rubbed their faces against the sample tubes, favouring the side that had just been used for exploration. This behaviour indicates a direct link between olfactory exploration and territorial marking. If your cat spends time sniffing a visitor, it simply means his or her scent is new to them. (Envato Elements pic) Personality also influences these olfactory behaviours: more anxious cats first examine the odourless tubes, while the more sociable ones head for their owner's sample. In males, this correlation is particularly marked: the most anxious cats make multiple trips back and forth, while the more serene creatures explore calmly. All these discoveries teach us a little more about our feline friends. When your cat sulks when you return from vacation, it may be because you smell unusual. Try taking a shower with your usual products and putting your old clothes back on to make it easier for your cat to warm to you again. Similarly, if your cat spends all its time sniffing a visitor, don't be jealous. This sign of attention simply means that the scent is new to them. Indeed, smell is king of the feline senses: only 54% of cats recognize human faces, as Julia Henning, a PhD student in feline behaviour at the University of Adelaide, points out in an article in The Conversation. But a smell, they never forget. So 'cat parents' can rest assured: your scent has earned you entry into the very exclusive club of 'trusted smells' – those that can be safely ignored.
The Independent
29-05-2025
- Health
- The Independent
Your cat may not show it – but it definitely knows your scent
Cats can tell their owners apart from strangers from the scent of their human companions, a new study reveals. Researchers from the Tokyo University of Agriculture say cats tend to spend a longer time sniffing the odour of a stranger than that of their owner, suggesting they can recognise familiar humans quickly based on smell. Previous studies have shown that cats use their sense of smell to identify other felines and communicate with each other. Whether they can also use scent to distinguish between humans has been unclear, however. The latest study, published on Wednesday in the journal PLoS, sought to find out if cats could tell familiar and unfamiliar humans apart based on smell alone. Researchers tested 30 domestic cats by presenting them with plastic tubes containing swabs rubbed under the armpit, behind the ear, and between the toes of either their owner or a human they had never met. They asked the cat owners to complete an online questionnaire to assess their pet's personality and their relationship. They observed that the study cats spent significantly longer sniffing an unknown odour than that of their owner or an empty tube. The felines tended to sniff unknown odours with their right nostril initially before switching to the left nostril as they became more familiar with the smell. Researchers found that male cats with seemingly neurotic personalities tended to sniff each tube repetitively. To the contrary, males with more agreeable personalities sniffed the tubes more calmly. No such effect of personality was seen on the behaviour of female cats during the experiment, according to the study. The findings suggest domestic cats can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar humans based on their odour. It is still unclear, however, whether they identify specific humans based on smell alone. The research also reveals that cats have a right nostril preference for investigating new smells, indicating they may favour different hemispheres of their brain for different tasks. This phenomenon has previously been seen in other animals such as dogs, fish and birds. 'We suggest that cats use their olfaction for the recognition of humans. Also, we record characteristic rubbing behaviour occurring after sniffing, indicating that sniffing may be an exploratory behaviour preceding the rubbing of odour in cats,' the study notes. 'This relationship warrants further investigation along with the theory of whether cats are able to recognize a specific person from olfactory cues.'
