The US Fish and Wildlife Service and conservation groups launched a $3.2 million campaign on Monday to save the habitat of the embattled orange-and-black spotted monarch butterfly, whose numbers have plummeted in recent years.
total of 140 members of the squad, who will start off in March for an eight-month UN peace-keeping mission in Liberia, took part in a drill in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, Feb 9, 2015.
Visitors engage with "HeartBeat" by Stereotank, a Brooklyn-based design studio, which is the 2015 winning Times Square Valentine Heart produced by the Times Square Alliance, in New York City, Feb 9, 2015.
British soul singer Sam Smith was the big winner at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, taking both record and song of the year, while rocker Beck robbed him of a sweep by winning album of the year at the music industry's biggest night.
PXC also surveyed employees on what they'll do with their extra cash. The following is the top 10 answers PXC received from their survey.
Nearly 100 works by artists from the DPRK's Mansudae Art Studio are on display at the exhibition. This is the first time Mansudae’s artworks have been displayed in Shenyang.
Visitors watch the lantern shows on the ancient city wall of Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, on Feb 7, 2015. The 2015 Xi’an Lunar New Year Lantern Shows kick off in this city of over 600 years old.
A charity bazaar participated by more than 60 international students opened Friday in Hangzhou, with all the money raised being donated to non-profit organizations.
Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi, who starred in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha, reportedly accepted a marriage proposal from her boyfriend, Chinese rock star Wang Feng.
The Hukou Waterfall, a well-known waterfall on the Yellow River, is located at the intersection of Shanxi province and Shaanxi province.
The first natural snow ski resort has opened for business on Saturday in a scenic spot in Anqing, Anhui province. The resort invited a group of models wearing only bathing suits to take the inaugural runs on the slopes.
Born with Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP), 21-year-old Vincent Seris and his twin Thomas cannot be exposed to the sun and its ultraviolet (UV) light, which could provoke precocious cancers due to a autosomal recessive genetic disorder of DNA repair.
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