China Claims Success in Child Trafficking Crackdown

Most Americans will set their clocks back one hour before they go to bed tonight. Why do we "fall" back one hour in the autumn, and "spring" ahead one hour in the spring?

Maurice Sendak, whose book, “Where the Wild Things Are,” has just been adapted into a film, is considered a visionary and even an activist for children. He sees himself quite differently, however.

On Oct. 4, 1918, explosions rocked the T.A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey, killing scores of people and destroying the largest munitions factory in the world.

On Oct. 3, 1849, famed American poet Edgar Allan Poe was found delirious in Baltimore; he would die four days later.

Though thoughts of Hurricane Katrina may have faded in other parts of the country, efforts to revive stricken areas continue as townspeople commemorate the fourth anniversary of the tragedy.

A new study from the University of Amsterdam shows that romantic love heightens creativity, while lust improves logical thinking. Though experts note there are ways to summon one’s creative energies, even without a muse.

The Folds of Honor Foundation holds its annual fundraiser, Patriot Golf Day, to provide education scholarships for the spouses and children of American veterans.

A sarcophagus in an English parish church built by the writer Fulke Greville, a Shakespeare contemporary, could contain clues about several works traditionally attributed to Shakespeare.

After all the research done on kindness, competition and survival, are we any closer to understanding the basic question: do nice guys always finish last?

Around report card time many parents hear a familiar complaint: “My teacher just doesn’t like me.” Researchers at the University of Miami acknowledge there may be truth to these grumblings, and that “non-cognitive traits” influence students’ grades.

Mila, a beluga whale, rescued a drowning diver in a touching example of positive interaction between humans and marine mammals.

Although the media often credits “survival instincts” for saving lives, making correct survival decisions is more than luck or preparedness—it’s science—and the Army wants to know more.

Some pet owners who can’t afford treatment or care are now letting pets go without care or giving them up to shelters, continuing a yearlong trend.

According to a Pew study, two-thirds of American adults are looking online for advice on “recession-induced personal economic issues.” Here's how you can stay afloat using the Web.

Celebrated British conductor Sir Edward Downes and his wife, Joan Downes, died with assistance at a clinic in Switzerland. Their deaths rekindle the thorny debate over assisted suicide.

Year after year, the number of kidney donations is insufficient to save the lives of thousands on the waiting list for transplants. Some argue that the problem cold be solved by offering financial incentives to donors, but others counter that an organ market would exploit the poor and dehumanize the sellers.

After a 10-year absence, parents in China’s Yunnan province were reunited with their kidnapped son in early July. Still, many parents argue that local police and the government aren’t doing enough to help locate missing children and prevent child abductions.

Ruppy (short for Ruby Puppy) is a cloned beagle from South Korea who glows red under ultraviolet light. He's an example of how dogs may be used to study human diseases.