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Scientists decode butterfly puzzle

[2017-09-21 07:06]

WASHINGTON - Scientists have cracked the code of how butterflies get their wing patterns, according to a study published recently in the scientific magazine Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Millions trapped in lives of slavery

[2017-09-20 07:13]

NEW YORK - More than 40 million people were trapped as slaves last year in forced labor and forced marriages, according to the first joint effort by key anti-slavery groups to estimate the number of victims worldwide of the international crime.

Around the world in 79 days: British cyclist smashes record

[2017-09-20 07:13]

PARIS - A British cyclist set a new world record on Monday by traveling around the globe in 79 days - beating the fictional exploits of Phileas Fogg by a day.

Biggest and smallest animals at most risk

[2017-09-20 07:13]

MIAMI, Florida - Animals on both the large and small side of the spectrum face the most risk of extinction - but for very different reasons, each with vast consequences for the planet, researchers said on Monday.

Singer Lavigne tops chart of dangerous online celebrities

[2017-09-20 07:13]

NEW YORK - One-time pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne has beaten superstar Beyonce at something, but she may not be totally happy with her victory she's been named the most dangerous celebrity on the internet.

Clean cooking push suffers from 'shocking' lack of funding

[2017-09-20 07:13]

BARCELONA - Funding to boost the numbers of people with access to electric power and clean cooking is too low to meet the global goal for everyone to have modern, reliable and affordable energy by 2030, international organizations said on Monday.

Splashes and groans as 'far-leapers' reach for sky

[2017-09-19 07:23]

IT HEIDENSKIP, Netherlands - At 22, Dutch polejumper Sytse Bokma is getting to the top of his game - literally.

Swan scheme has critics in a flap

[2017-09-19 07:23]

ALBANY, New York - With its snow-white plumage and elegant posture, mute swans are exalted in European ballets and fairy tales as symbols of love and beauty. But to many wildlife biologists, they are aggressive and destructive invaders in US habitats and must be wiped out.