OSLO: More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in southern Norway, Norwegian officials said Monday, in the largest such incident known to date.
MOSCOW: At least 21 cases of anthrax, including one fatality, were confirmed after an unusual heatwave melted permafrost in its remote far north, releasing potentially lethal spores from the soil.
BOSTON: Researchers who measured the slipperiness of banana peels, the ability of pork strips to stop nosebleeds, and the reactions of reindeer to humans in polar bear suits were among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes for comical scientific achievements.