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Large spleen makes Bajau people good divers: study

AninternationalteamofscientistsdiscoveredhowagroupofSoutheastAsian"seanomads"gainstheirdeep-divingprowessoverhundredsofyears.Theyhaveevolvedwithlargerspleens.As

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Highlights of the Beijing Int’l Film Festival Opening Ceremony

TheredcarpetwasrolledoutSundaynightfortheOpeningCeremonyofthe8thBeijingInternationalFilmFestival(BJIFF)whichtookplaceatBeijingYanqiLakeInternationalConventionan

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Apple to release red iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus

ApplesaidonMonday(Apr9)itwillreleasearedversionofitsiPhone8andiPhone8Plus.Thelimited-editionmodelswillbenefit(RED),anon-profitco-foundedbyU2'sBonoin2006tofightA

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Oscars red carpet: white-hot, red-hot and bronze (medalists)

AfteraHollywoodawardsseasonofstatementredcarpetsincluding"blackouts"attheGoldenGlobesandBaftas,themovieindustry'sfinestembracedarainbowofcolorSundayattheOscars.

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Red Envelopes evolve over the years: Virtual blessings and digital money

“ChineseNewYearisaboutgettingtogether,atleastforonceonthisspecialday,tofeastandsharehappiness.Itnolongerfeelsthatfestiveinthecitiesanymore.Whenwewereyoungwewoul

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Grammys red carpet: white roses for equality

Afterthe"blackout"ontheGoldenGlobesredcarpettodrawattentiontosexualharassmentinshowbiz,themusicindustry'shotteststarsworewhiterosestotheGrammysonSundayinsupport

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Bird pulled from brink of extinction facing poisoning threat

TheredkitehasbecomemorecommonintheUKinthepast30years,thankstoconservationschemes.But,whilenumbersofthebirdsofpreyareontherise,scientistssayhumanfactorsthreatent

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Facial recognition used to capture red-light runners in China

A facial recognition system at crossroads has been adopted in several parts of China to prevent jaywalkers from running red lights, a long-standing problem for Chinese traffic management authorities.

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Facial recognition used to capture red-light runners in China

AfacialrecognitionsystematcrossroadshasbeenadoptedinseveralpartsofChinatopreventjaywalkersfromrunningredlights,along-standingproblemforChinesetrafficmanagementa

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WeChat sees record high of Spring Festival red packets

​WeChat, China's major instant messaging app, said Saturday that some 14.2 billion red packets (known as "hongbao" in Chinese) were given and received on WeChat on Friday alone, the eve of Spring Festival.

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How to order like a pro

The go-to tips for choosing the perfect bottle–in any restaurant.

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China issues first red alert for fog

​China's national observatory on Tuesday issued a red alert for fog in a number of northern and eastern regions, the first ever national red alert for fog.

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A city sighs as Beijing's heavy smog continues

As Beijing enters the fifth day since a red alert for air pollution was issued, severe smog lingers in the city and continues to plague people's lives.

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Thailand charges 19 "red shirt" leaders with violating junta ban

​Thailand's military-appointed attorney-general on Friday charged 19 leaders of the opposition "red shirt" group with violating a junta ban on political gatherings.

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The world's first blue wine

Gïk Blue combines red and white grapes with organic pigments and flavours to produce a sweet, electric-blue wine that has some raising their eyebrows and others raising their glasses.

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Activists in Thai opposition heartland say no politics during mourning

​In villages scattered through the green rice fields of northeast Thailand, a stronghold of support for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his opposition "red shirt" movement, people have put politics on hold to mourn King Bhumibol Adulyadej.