China is calling for a global currency to replace the dominant dollar, showing a growing assertiveness(刚毅自信) on revamping(修补) the world economy ahead of next week's London summit on the financial crisis. The surprise proposal by Beijing's cen...

Snazzy dressers King penguins huddle in their new enclosure at Zoo Wuppertal in Germany. Family portrait Baby golden-headed lion tamarins hold on to their mother as their father looks on in their enclosure in the Tropicarium Zoo ...

Livescience Staff livescience.com – Wed Dec 31, 2:54 pm ET Whatever you resolve to do differently in 2009, vow also to develop a strategy to make it happen. Otherwise, expect failure. So says John O'Neill, director of Addiction Services...

Dec. 25, 2008 NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Times Co is trying to sell its stake in the holding company of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The s...

By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer David Crary, Ap National Writer Dec. 22, 2008 NEW YORK – The epic (超凡脱俗，不同一般的，尤其在范围或规模方面)election that made Barack Obama the first African-American president was the...

Biology, Environmental Issues More and more animals are becoming extinct (灭绝的)each day, due to hunting, destruction of habitat (栖息地), pollution, and so on. In the past 100 years, a significant number of animals have become extinct and you w...

By MARY VAN HEUKELOM Special to the Register November 23, 2008 When I set out to experience China for six days earlier this year, I hoped to get a flavor of local culture, explore off the beaten path and absorb...

Plain Talk by President Bush's acious hosting of President-elect Barack Obama at the White House this week raises this simple but important question: Why wait until late January to turn th...