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.
Hold your breath and strike a pose
2011-04-25 07:59:29
Underwater shoots add new dimension to wedding photos.
Turning trash into art treasures
2011-04-25 07:59:29
Thousands of Beijing residents got into the green spirit last Friday to celebrate the 42nd World Earth Day.
Coming home in style
2011-04-24 08:06:55
Chinese-American architects Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu found that Shanghai was the perfect place to restart a life.
Visiting New York’s exclusive rooftop gardens
2011-04-24 08:06:55
Eagle-eyed Manhattan pedestrians may spy them high above the street: lush, tree-lined gardens, whose defiant greenery interrupts an urban panorama of concrete and glass.
Blowing in the wind
2011-04-22 10:21:17
High-Flyers from around the world recently traveled to home of the kite for a very special event.
Maintaining the balance
2011-04-22 10:21:17
Good in-law relationships are the key to marital success.
A center of fashion, creative synergy
2011-04-21 07:53:02
While 798 Art Zone is well known as a center of the arts, it has also become in recent years the center of the capital city's fashion industry.