Turkish film about fear overwhelming a true believer when he is caught up in religious corruption has been chosen as the best movie at the 13th Sarajevo Film Festival, earning prize money of 25,000 euros ($33,920) picked by trotim 1 year ago

A class of "failed" star called a brown dwarf emits beams of radiation that are thousands of times brighter than any released by the Sun. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Through some of the very first scientific observations with the brand-new Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona, astronomers has found that a recently discovered tiny companion galaxy to our Milky Way, named the Hercules Dwarf Galaxy, has truly exceptional properties: while basically all of its known peers in the realm of these tiny dwarf galaxies are rather round, this galaxy at a distance o... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses. picked by maxriter 2 months ago

Just got this huge set of photographs via e-mail, most of which were taken at robot expos in China over the last few years. picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago

A Girl Scout who failed to receive a Golden Eaglet Award because she woke up with the mumps finally got the accolade _ 69 years later. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

Scientists have located the coldest brown dwarf star ever observed, an important "missing link" among these celestial bodies that are half-planet, half-star, according to a study released Thursday. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

China denied the criticism of the United States that accused it of military build-up. The US thinks China is not ready to maintain world peace and stability. A defense white paper showed that China spends less per capita on military forces than the U.S. itself. How ironic. picked by Green84 2 years ago

Big Brother will soon be making regular appearances on the screens of Internet users in China, but the velvet fist will take the unexpected form of a cute pair of manga cartoon cops.

Those crazy Chinese, what will they think of next! picked by nesbyniccolo 1 year ago

A tiger snapped in central China initially thought to be a very rare species has been identified as a more common Siberian one which escaped from a circus. picked by topofall 7 months ago

Businessmen in China, unafraid of sterotyping are reading such self-help books as "The Eight Most Valuable Business Secrets of the Jewish" picked by mgalpert 2 years ago

It's an attempt to combat the pirates in China who produce cheap copies faster than a speeding bullet.

I wont spoil the story by giving you the price here, but bear in mind that there is 8 RMB to $1 picked by mrnelson 2 years ago

The number one search engine in China, Baidu.com, has started its own Japanese search engine, which is the company's first regular service it provides outside of China. picked by Maxriter 2 years ago