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Neil deGrasse Tyson with a Cambodian cricket rumaki canape, wrapped in bacon. "I have come to surmise, in the culinary universe, that anytime someone feels compelled to wrap something in bacon, it probably doesn't taste very good," he said skeptically before taking a bite.

Even Neil DeGrasse Tyson Is Now Munching On Bugs

At an event to honor the modern-day science hero, $15,000 worth of edible insects were on the menu. So Tyson was willing — if not exactly eager — to explore the delicacies on offer. For science.

Even Oscar the Grouch might be put off by the growing heaps of trash in the center of Kathmandu.

You Think Your City Is Full Of Trash? Ha!

Welcome to Kathmandu — or as some call it, Trashmandu. Even in the best of times, rubbish piles up everywhere. Now things have gotten worse.

First-graders take soccer class at the Nandulehe Elementary School in suburban Beijing. The school is one of 20,000 that's launching a national soccer curriculum in the next five years. It's part of a government plan to raise China's soccer skills and eventually, China's leaders hope, host and win a World Cup.

China Kicks Off 'Great Leap Forward' On The Soccer Field

China is rolling out an ambitious soccer program. President Xi Jinping is reported to be a super fan who wants China to win a World Cup. Critics say there's too much emphasis on quick results.

A boat docked in San Diego Bay near the USS Midway Museum, July 16, 2014.

San Diego Seafood Market Opens Saturday

Freshly caught seafood will be on many San Diegans' menus tomorrow with the launch of an open-air seafood market near Seaport Village.

The scene at Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., which was destroyed by Monday's tornado. Seven children died there.

Funerals Begin In Tornado-Ravaged Moore, Okla.

Funerals began Thursday for the 24 people known to have been killed by the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., on Monday.

Balboa Park Centennial Plans To Leverage December Nights, Offer Two Other Major Events

The Balboa Park centennial celebration will be centered around the December Nights festival and two other major special events, which should create a lasting legacy for the facility.

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. testified before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Policing Strategies for the 21st Century Tuesday.

Would Federal Involvement Actually Change Policing?

Even as the Obama administration takes steps aimed at improving trust between police and communities, there are limits to what the federal government can do.

Despite recent gains, Virunga's endangered mountain gorilla population is still under threat from poaching.

How Africa's First National Park Can Benefit Both Gorillas And Locals

Virunga, a new documentary on the Congolese park, premieres today on Netflix. We spoke to the chief warden about endangered mountain gorillas, oil speculators and the power of tourism.

They don't call him Mr. Toilet for nothing! On a cold and windy November day, Jack Sim visited NPR and gladly struck a pose on his favorite appliance. Note: This toilet was not hooked up.

Mr. Toilet And Mr. Condom Think Jokes Will Save The World

Potty humor! A condom in a key chain with the slogan: "Weapon of mass protection." The goal is to use laughter to change attitudes. And there's even a study to prove that it works.

$0 Profits Couldn't Hold Back This Year's Tech Darlings

Zero. That's the total amount of revenue created by Snapchat in 2013. It's the total profit collected by Twitter. And it's roughly how much Apple's stock price has increased between early last December and now.

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