Raising reindeer is an important business in arctic countries like Finland and Sweden. Now people who keep large groups of reindeer in Finland are trying to use GPS and the Internet to track their animals.
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Beach areas on Java and Sumatra in Indonesia were hit by a strong and unexpected tsunami on Saturday night. The tsunami came quickly and without warning, killing at least 370 people and injuring close to 1,500.
December has been a busy month in space and especially busy on Mars. Here's a look at recent news from the red planet.
Britain's second largest airport has been shut down for around 36 hours by drones flying near and over the airport. Flights have started again, but the drones have not been found.
In April, a group of Canadian scientists flying in a helicopter spotted something they didn't expect to see - a huge, unknown cave with an opening the size of a football field.
After two weeks of difficult talks, governments from around the world have agreed to a set of rules that will help the world make progress in dealing with climate change.
When a research group posted a picture of a young monk seal on the Internet, the picture, and the seal, soon became big news. Why? The seal had an eel hanging out of its nose.
The government of Luxembourg has said that it will make all public transportation free beginning in 2020. The plan is meant to cut down on traffic and pollution.
Scientists at the University of Queensland in Australia may have discovered a new test for cancer. If it works, their discovery could allow doctors to test for cancer more quickly and perhaps find cancers earlier.
Waymo, a company that is working to create self-driving cars, began an important new step last Wednesday - a self-driving taxi service. The service is very limited now, but could soon expand.
The world's oldest known wild bird, an albatross named Wisdom, has returned to her nesting place in the Midway Atoll. The 68-year-old bird has just laid another egg.