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Arctic warming wreaking havoc on reindeer herds

[2017-04-22 06:59]

KAUTOKEINO, Norway - Winter temperatures in Norway's Lapland could rise dramatically this century, with potentially devastating consequences for the region's reindeer and the indigenous Sami people who make their living herding them.

Mole-rat research could help solve human heart problems

[2017-04-22 06:59]

MIAMI, Florida - When deprived of oxygen, naked mole-rats have a unique ability to convert sugar to energy, a skill that might one day help treat victims of heart attack and stroke, researchers said on Thursday.

Lionfish might be the next delicacy

[2017-04-22 06:59]

LOS ANGELES - As it turns out, some of the best cooks in the world think lionfish, a venomous predatory fish that is breeding out of control and destroying marine ecosystems in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, is delicious.

Tesla founder on mission to link human brain to machine interface

[2017-04-22 06:59]

BENGALURU, India - Tesla Inc founder and CEO Elon Musk said this week his latest company, Neuralink Corp, is working to link the human brain with a machine interface by creating micron-sized devices.

Anger, confusion over revival of edict

[2017-04-21 07:19]

TOKYO - Japan's century-old imperial proclamation urging people to be willing to die for the emperor was consigned to history books until video surfaced showing children in an Osaka kindergarten enthusiastically reciting it.

Diners bugged to join growing cuisine trend

[2017-04-21 07:19]

SYDNEY - With a twist of lime and a dash of salt Sydney chef Nowshad Alam Rasel flavors a hot pan full of crickets, tossing them over a flaming stove.

Baby star seen eating 'space hamburger'

[2017-04-21 07:19]

WASHINGTON - For the first time, researchers say they have captured a clear image of a baby star eating what looks like a dusty "space hamburger".

Seeds of anxiety over core business

[2017-04-21 07:19]

MUSTANG, Nepal - Being one of the oldest apple producers in the remote Mustang district, 75-year-old Nar Bahadur Hirachan feels proud that his village, Marhpa, produces the juiciest apples in Nepal.

Detection technology helps police track down gunshots

[2017-04-21 07:19]

LOS ANGELES - Gunfire detection technology helped police arrest the suspect in a shooting spree in which three people were killed on Tuesday in Fresno, California.

Turnout offers new vote twist

[2017-04-20 07:15]

PARIS - A projected high abstention rate in Sunday's first round of the French presidential election is likely to bring new uncertainties, Guillaume Indigo, an analyst at BVA pollster, said on Tuesday.

Trump's visa changes could favor more skilled, higher wage workers

[2017-04-20 07:15]

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that could tighten the H-1B immigrant visa program that is popular with skilled workers from India and China.

Japan's overtime cap sparks outcry

[2017-04-20 07:15]

TOKYO - Workaholic Japan has unveiled its first-ever plan to limit overtime, but critics want to give it the boot, saying an "outrageous" 100-hour-a-month cap will do nothing to tackle karoshi, or death from overwork.

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