Li Jing

Activist Chinese professor arrested after forming party: wife

Beijing (AFP) Nov 14, 2008 - Chinese police have arrested an activist university professor on charges of inciting subversion after he set up an independent political party, his wife told AFP on Friday.

40 Years Later: It's Now the Time for Moon Race 2.0

You probably wouldn't have had much fun on the surface of the moon. By 2015, to hear NASA tell it, a new manned spacecraft--the evocatively named Orion--will be carrying crews to Earth's orbit. That same year, fresh American...

China's coal fires belch fumes, worsening global warming (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - RUJIGOU, China — The barren hillsides give a hint of the inferno underfoot. White smoke billows from cracks in the earth, venting a sulfurous rotten smell into the air. The rocky ground is hot to the...

40 Years Later, It's Moon Race 2.0

You probably wouldn't have had much fun on the surface of the moon. By 2015, to hear NASA tell it, a new manned spacecraft--the evocatively named Orion--will be carrying crews to Earth's orbit. That same year, fresh American...

China democracy activist detained for subversion

The founder of a political group calling for the establishment of a multiparty democracy in China was detained Thursday and police told his wife he would be charged with subversion of state power. China routinely uses the...

China's coal fires belch fumes, worsening global warming

RUJIGOU, China — The barren hillsides give a hint of the inferno underfoot. White smoke billows from cracks in the earth, venting a sulfurous rotten smell into the air. The rocky ground is hot to the touch, and heat penetrates...

Announcing Science in Society #38 - Summer 2008

Science in Action, In and For Society Subscribe here Electronic versions of all issues of Science in Society can be found in the ISIS members area. Membership details here Small Organic Farms are the Way Ahead Finally a change...