The mouth's work as food processor

2013-04-07 07:44:27

WAGENINGEN, the Netherlands - In Food Valley, a cluster of universities and research facilities, nearly 15,000 scientists are dedicated to improving - or, depending on your sentiments about processed food, compromising - the quality of our meals.

Second Sight

2013-04-07 07:45:23

Paul Lai believes that groovy spectacles allow their wearers to assume different identities. Rebecca Lo discovers that his Vintage Glasses are supplied to a client list that includes celebrities such as Zhang Ziyi and Andy Lau.

Privacy decisions are prone to error

2013-04-07 07:43:26

In a series of provocative experiments, a researcher has shown that despite how much people say they value their privacy, they tend to act inconsistently.

Parenting: Hands-on vs. digital

2013-04-07 07:43:26

Parents who spent their own formative years with textbooks, pencils and typewriters can tell you that our technological age can be a confusing place to raise a child. But some things never change. Parents still want the best for their young.

Opening up on autism

2013-04-03 05:32:02

It was an occasion to be blue, as the sixth World Autism Awareness Day fell on April 2.

Good Samaritan

2013-04-03 05:32:02

Daily necessities became rare finds when SARS gripped Beijing in April 2003. But community grocer Yang Xinxing stabilized prices and consequently eased locals' fears.

Looking in the first lady's mirror

2013-04-03 05:32:02

Peng Liyuan has been wearing Ma Ke's designs for more than a decade, a fact that was only highlighted recently when the first lady accompanied her husband President Xi Jinping on his first state visit to Russia and three African countries.

Going under the needle

2013-04-02 18:07:17

Doctors believe irritation and inflammation of the mucous membrane inside the nose, or a lining of the nasal cavity rich with blood vessels and nerves, causes rhinitis, but it is hard to cure.

TV Pilots Bypass Networks

2013-03-31 08:19:59

Internet-delivered TV is the new front in the war for viewers' attention spans.

Fly like a bird

2013-03-31 08:22:57

A vertical wind tunnel near the Shanghai Circuit is offering sports lovers the chance to experience the feeling of flying - without the fear of jumping from a plane or falling out of the sky.

Films risk missing a moment

2013-03-31 08:21:23

LOS ANGELES - It was the middle of 2006, and hardly anyone was worried about the zombie apocalypse. But Paramount Pictures saw it coming.

Forecasting sun storm havoc

2013-03-31 08:19:25

In 1859, the Sun erupted, and on Earth wires shot off sparks that shocked telegraph operators and set their paper on fire.