20 Stories on Yangtze River
Last year's inaugural Prix Pictet photography award for environmental sustainability produced a stunning shortlist of photos.
Chinese authorities were explicit: Tear down the nation's first sex-themed amusement park before it gets going full steam.
The Irrawaddy, one of the world's rarest species of freshwater dolphins, have been found in surprisingly large numbers deep in the waterlogged jungles of Bangladesh.
There could be few more homely or universal scenes than clothes hanging to dry on a washing line.
Despite rumors of illness, the Apple chief appeared in good health at his San Francisco press event -- but his software could sure use some work
It was supposed to be a two-hour trip. True, the weather was cold, but it was clear and there was no snow expected for at least 12 hours.
Two cargo ships collided on China's Yangtze river Wednesday morning, killing at least 15 sailors, the state-run news agency said.
Senior officials in Beijing are now grumbling that the megaproject on the
Yangtze is turning into an environmental nightmare
A white dolphin native to China's Yangtze River that scientists declared extinct last year has possibly been spotted swimming in the wild, offering a small shred of hope for its revival
A Chinese man has videotaped a large white animal swimming in the Yangtze river which experts say is a dolphin species unique to China and feared extinct, the official Xinhua agency reported on Wednesday.
Last year's inaugural Prix Pictet photography award for environmental sustainability produced a stunning shortlist of photos.
Chinese authorities were explicit: Tear down the nation's first sex-themed amusement park before it gets going full steam.
The Irrawaddy, one of the world's rarest species of freshwater dolphins, have been found in surprisingly large numbers deep in the waterlogged jungles of Bangladesh.
There could be few more homely or universal scenes than clothes hanging to dry on a washing line.
Despite rumors of illness, the Apple chief appeared in good health at his San Francisco press event -- but his software could sure use some work
It was supposed to be a two-hour trip. True, the weather was cold, but it was clear and there was no snow expected for at least 12 hours.
Two cargo ships collided on China's Yangtze river Wednesday morning, killing at least 15 sailors, the state-run news agency said.
Senior officials in Beijing are now grumbling that the megaproject on the
Yangtze is turning into an environmental nightmare
A white dolphin native to China's Yangtze River that scientists declared extinct last year has possibly been spotted swimming in the wild, offering a small shred of hope for its revival
A Chinese man has videotaped a large white animal swimming in the Yangtze river which experts say is a dolphin species unique to China and feared extinct, the official Xinhua agency reported on Wednesday.
Scientists say the species is probably extinct, the victim of overfishing and environmental degradation on China's crowded waterway
Some 5 million have been evacuated, but improved emergency-response planning may have saved thousands
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A final group of more than 100,000 people will be forced to relocate by the end of next year to make way for the Three Gorges Dam
The Chinese have long dreamt about taming the Yangtze River.
Chinese workers have completed construction work on the world's largest hydroelectric project, according to reports in state media.
Former Chinese leader Mao Zedong dreamed of a "great wall of stone" taming the mighty Yangtze River.
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