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Back to SearchAs the world discovers the Faroe Islands, there’s a push for local food
Conditions aren’t friendly in the Faroe Islands for growing food. Raked by North Atlantic winds and nibbled by thousands of sheep, the nearly treeless islands have poor soil and little room for plant…
Published on 14 hours ago
NFL uses AI to predict injuries, aiming to keep players healthier
Injuries are an inevitable part of the NFL with all the high-speed collisions, crushing hits, and high exertion necessary on every play. Success each season often comes down to which teams can be the…
Published on 1 day, 14 hours ago
Nestlé cuts 16,000 jobs as part of an intensifying cost-cutting campaign
Nestlé is cutting 16,000 jobs globally as the Swiss food giant cuts costs as part of its efforts to revive its financial performance. Nestlé, which makes Nescafé, KitKats, pet foods, and many other …
Published on 2 days, 14 hours ago
Journalists turn in access badges, exit the Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further fro…
Published on 3 days, 14 hours ago
Louvre uses skin rejuvenation lasers to restore priceless artifacts
Restoring France's priceless artifacts is delicate and painstaking work, but now experts at the Louvre in Paris are using the same lasers used by top dermatologists to rejuvenate skin. Conservators a…
Published on 4 days, 14 hours ago
New California law phases out ultraprocessed foods in schools
California will phase out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals over the next decade under a first-in-the-nation law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law seeks to define ultraprocessed food…
Published on 5 days, 14 hours ago
US tariffs create a sticking point for North America’s last wooden hockey stick maker
North America’s last wooden hockey stick factory is facing uncertainty as shifting US tariffs and global competition squeeze production. The operation has roots going back more than a century and con…
Published on 6 days, 14 hours ago
UK watchdog targets Google’s ‘strategic’ role in search ads and a competitive market
Britain’s antitrust watchdog labeled Google a “strategic” player in the online search advertising market, paving the way for regulators to force the company to change its business practices to ensure…
Published on 1 week ago
Tesla hit with probe after crashes involving a self-driving feature that Musk has boasted about
Federal regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla's self-driving feature after dozens of incidents in which the cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
Abandoned dogs in Ethiopia’s capital get little care. A woman wants to change that
Among the whimpering of rescued dogs, a soft whistle cuts through. It’s Feven Melese, a young woman hoping to support thousands of abandoned dogs on the streets of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.…
Published on 1 week, 2 days ago