The Pittsburgh Pirates have signed 18-year-old pitching prospect Hai-Cheng Gong to a minor league contract. A product of Major League Baseball's Chinese Development Academy, Gong made his debut on the international stage with one scoreless outing for Team China at the…
While many consider Africa to be the "cradle of humanity," there’s some evidence to suggest that humanity first evolved in Asia. China has recently increased its efforts to discover the remains and evidence of early humans in their country. This…
New antibiotic-resistant bacteria appeared in Pennsylvania, which is worrying many scientists. The resistance can easily spread between bacteria, which could lead to many common infections becoming untreatable. The newly resistant bacteria — called colistin — are commonly used in food…
In August, the U.S. stock market experienced its first 10 percent drop in four years. It was the worst monthly performance since May 2012. Shifting interest rate policies in the U.S. coupled with instability in Chinese markets were to blame…
Chinese and British paleontologists have discovered what could be the fossil remains of the largest winged dinosaur. The remains were found in northeast China and measured 5.5 feet (1.6 m) long. Researchers believed this dinosaur weighed more than 40 pounds…
The Amur leopard population has more than doubled since 2007. Researchers believe there are between 65 to 69 Amur leopards today, compared to only 30 in 2007. Most live in Russia’s Land of the Leopard National Park. Others live just across the border…