Lemuel Cacho | May 21, 2014 12:29 AM EDT
A group of crusading scientists based in Washington, DC warned that climate change is threatening cultural and historic landmarks across the United States. read more
Lemuel Cacho | May 19, 2014 05:54 PM EDT
One lucky foreigner will be declared a modern-day Marco by the city of Hangzhou and will receive a free 15-day trip and US $55,000 read more
Acsilyn Miyazaki | May 19, 2014 01:26 PM EDT
A professor from the Sichuan University made use of leftover food to turn it into biocoal. read more
Bianca Ortega | May 16, 2014 04:02 AM EDT
Marcel Fernandes Filho, a 17-year-old college student based in Brazil, set the new Guinness World Record as the world’s fastest texter with a record time of 18.19 seconds. read more
Katie Collom | May 16, 2014 03:58 AM EDT
New documentary Ai Wei Wei: The Fake Case picks up where Never Sorry left off, following the famous artist as he tries to regain his footing while under house arrest. read more
Lemuel Cacho | May 15, 2014 08:42 PM EDT
Robots are now capable of reading novels and can turn those texts into short pieces of music, according to a report by Popular Science. read more
Lemuel Cacho | May 13, 2014 08:39 AM EDT
Harvard and Catholics in the Boston area were angered by an independent group's plans to hold a Black Mass honoring Satan on Monday evening, which was cancelled after negotiations broke down. read more
Katie Collom | May 12, 2014 06:26 AM EDT
Chinese artist He Yunchang has his rib removed and sports it as a necklace. read more
Bianca Ortega | May 10, 2014 09:19 AM EDT
Parents in China believe that kids born on the Year of the Sheep are unlucky and weak, and have been hurrying to conceive in the past few weeks to avoid giving birth in 2015. read more
Katie Collom | May 08, 2014 08:14 AM EDT
Three Chinese artists featured in silent auction as part of New York Observer's second annual Young Philanthropy Event. read more
Homar Murillo | May 07, 2014 10:32 PM EDT
A book on new anti-graft regulations has been enjoying brisk sales since it was published last month. read more
Robert Sarkanen | May 06, 2014 01:56 PM EDT
Following a heated debate in Hong Kong over the newly discovered Song dynasty relics which are nearly 1000 years old, an archaeology group suggests a new museum - inside a metro station. read more
Katie Collom | May 06, 2014 09:17 AM EDT
Han Bing art project has teenagers walking cabbages at last weekend's Midi music festival. Han releases statement rivaling original belief that youth used cabbages to deal with depression and loneliness. read more
Katie Collom | May 01, 2014 10:54 PM EDT
Ai Weiwei's name removed from exhibit on the history of contemporary Chinese art. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more