Going green the hard way
2011-05-02 07:09:22
Farming is not just for peasants. It's become a trend even among those with cushier backgrounds.
Island getaway may be a costly dream
2011-04-29 11:35:57
Ni Dingkang opens Google Earth and browses 1,390 islands scattered around Zhoushan, the only prefecture-level city in China made up solely of islands, in Zhejiang province.
Now, here's a chicken soup story that'll warm hearts
2011-04-29 07:58:29
"Goddess Fan, marry me! I want to stew chicken soup for you all my life!" reads the imaginative marriage proposal from Zheng Siqin, on a billboard in a bus shelter in Wuhan, Hubei province.
Middle class falls for the joys of fine wine
2011-04-27 08:02:47
Beijingers are paying good money to learn about the world of grapes.
On one's guard
2011-04-27 08:00:32
The recent earthquakes in Southwest China and Japan have given preparedness a new urgency in schools across the nation.
Exploring the life of 'leftover women'
2011-04-26 07:55:41
Shengnu, or "leftover women", has become the subject matter of numerous films, novels and TV series.
Beijing to host Menuhin Competition
2011-04-26 07:55:41
One of the world's most prestigious competitions for young violinists, the Menuhin Competition, will be held in Beijing from April 6 to 15, 2012.
In Brazil, a rogue gene and a boom in twins
2011-04-24 08:05:25
For years, so many twins have been born in the small southern Brazilian town of Candido Godoi that residents wonder whether something mysterious lurks in the water, or even if Josef Mengele, the Nazi physician known as the Angel of Death, conducted experiments here.
Cloning red giants to rescue the Earth
2011-04-24 08:05:25
Shooting skyward like a jagged knife, the giant stump in a cul-de-sac in this Northern California town is by all appearances dead.
Luring shoppers, with clutter
2011-04-24 08:04:52
Lots of stuff piled onto shelves or stacked in the middle of store aisles can coax a shopper to buy more.
Mythic Amazon dolphins at risk
2011-04-24 08:04:52
Along the rivers of the Amazon rain forest, people still recount legends in which pink dolphins are magical creatures that can turn into men and impregnate women. Brazilian musicians write songs about them.
Playing with your food
2011-04-24 08:04:22
Slip on the white lab coat, adjust the headphones and listen as a voice tells you to close your eyes and breathe. A science experiment? Perhaps. But it's a $20 dessert at Park Avenue Winter in New York, and it was the work of tthe performance artist Marina Abramovic.
