Topic: Culture & Society

The series of China-based product recalls that have rocked world markets in recent weeks are a result of the nation’s complex system of guanxi, or relationships. The system has taken the place of a legal structure, and enabled the government to put off implementing quality control reforms.

The series of China-based product recalls that have rocked international markets in recent weeks are a direct result of the continued importance of the nation’s complex system of guanxi, or relationships, according to Colgate University sociologist Carolyn Hsu. Although guanxi - which involves using personal networks and granting and returning favors to do business - has fueled China’s extraordinary economic growth, it has also taken the place of binding contracts and an adequate legal structure, and enabled the government to put off implementing necessary quality control reforms, she said.

While it may appear that conflict is an inevitable part of interaction between groups, research actually suggests that fighting, hating and contempt between groups is not a necessary part of human nature, according to an Ohio State University professor of psychology.

Shiite vs. Sunni. Red state vs. Blue state. Immigrant vs. native.

While it may appear that conflict is an inevitable part of interaction between groups, research actually suggests that fighting, hating and contempt between groups is not a necessary part of human nature, according to an Ohio State University professor of psychology.

A cheap and easily scalable technique to produce hydrogen from visible light is close to being a reality.

The prospect for the wide spread use of hydrogen as a portable energy carrier is dependent on finding a clean, renewable method of production. At Penn State University, a research group headed by professor of electrical engineering Craig Grimes in the Materials Research Institute is "only a couple of problems away" from developing an inexpensive and easily scalable technique for water photoelectrolysis - the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen using light energy - that could help power the proposed hydrogen economy.

About 40 percent of deaths worldwide are caused by water, air and soil pollution, concludes Cornell's David Pimentel. Such environmental degradation, coupled with the growth in world population, are major causes behind the rapid increase in human diseases worldwide.

About 40 percent of deaths worldwide are caused by water, air and soil pollution, concludes a Cornell researcher. Such environmental degradation, coupled with the growth in world population, are major causes behind the rapid increase in human diseases, which the World Health Organization has recently reported. Both factors contribute to the malnourishment and disease susceptibility of 3.7 billion people, he says.

New eesearch finds St. Clair River is draining water from Lakes Huron and Michigan at triple the rate originally thought.

Two years after specialists first linked declining water levels in Lakes Michigan and Huron to U.S. and Canadian navigation dredging, riverbed mining and shoreline alteration projects near Port Huron and Sarnia, research released Tuesday finds that the river "drain hole" is sucking away triple the amount of water previously estimated--causing widespread ecological harm throughout the middle Great Lakes.

The footage, which has appeared on YouTube and LiveLeak, is probably a hoax, but it's awefully cool looking.

A video has surfaced on the website LiveLeak.com that shows what appears to be more than a dozen unidentified flying objects (UFOs) in a Haitian neighborhood.

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Screen shot of UFO footage from Haiti.

A new study by the University of Michigan indicates that "trickle down" is now "trickle up."

The rich really are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, a new University of Michigan study shows.

The study---the most recent available analysis of long-term wealth trends among U.S. households---is based on data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, conducted by the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR) since 1968.

Certified medium Michelle Caporale, whose radio show, "Insights" is now featured exclusively on The Mix Radio Network, is celebrating the launch of MichelleCaporale.com by giving away free readings.

Psychic medium, radio host, and media personality Michelle Caporale is now appearing live on The Mix Internet Radio Network each Monday night from 8 to 9 p.m. EST.

What do global warming, estuaries, hurricanes; boat wakes, coral reefs, juvenile fish, and artificial reefs have in common? The answer is...

What do global warming, estuaries, hurricanes; boat wakes, coral reefs, juvenile fish, and artificial reefs have in common? The answer is; In the coming years, more than you ever thought.

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Fish swim around an artificial reef.

A little-known species of deer called a large-antlered muntjac has been photographed for the first time in the wild, according to a survey team from the Nam Theun 2 Watershed Management and Protection Authority (WMPA) and the Wildlife Conservation Society.

A little-known species of deer called a large-antlered muntjac has been photographed for the first time in the wild, according to a survey team from the Nam Theun 2 Watershed Management and Protection Authority (WMPA) and the Wildlife Conservation Society. The deer, previously known only from specimens collected by hunters and a few fleeting glimpses by biologists, stands approximately 25-30 inches tall (65-80 cm) and weighs up to 110 pounds (50 kilograms). Its namesake antlers are significantly larger than other muntjac species found in Indochina.