By mid-century there could be over 200 million Chinese Christians.

A series of infographics comparing the two countries puts their growing rivalry into perspective.

The downfall of the dollar will only be a matter of time, says the economist. That means America may soon be stuck paying more for its imports and more for its debt.

Republicanism is about giving people more personal freedoms, and gay marriage is one such freedom, says Ken Mehlman, the former head of the Republican National Committee. Therefore, Republicans should embrace […]

Ever since President Jimmy Carter normalized relations with China in 1977, the world’s most populous country has slowly expanded freedoms within its country and used “soft power”—influence through diplomatic, economic, […]

Stereotypes about women actually influence how women make financial decisions, making them more wary of risk, according to a new study published in Psychological Science.

Churchill’s role during World War Two has become the stuff of legend. Less well understood is how he came to lead his nation at that crucial moment, says biographer Michael Makovsky.

An alternative to batteries gets an advance from tiny, crumpled sheets of graphene, whose electrodes can store more charge because they have larger surface areas.

The announcement that Susan Philipsz had won the Turner prize—Britain's most embattled arts prize—was rendered almost inaudible by the chants and whoops of student protesters.

Common sense holds that your brain sees an object, and then recognizes it. But a new study shows that the reality may be the reverse. Your expectations shape what you see.

If you wish to achieve Beatle-level success in your field, you must first learn to think like a Beatle, say two authors who have analyzed the band's business strategies over the years.

"More competition means lower prices. Lower prices mean better access." The Economist sees a clear horizon for private space missions following the launch of Space X's Dragon capsule.

As we come to understand more about our subconscious and often irrational decision making processes, one social scientist has isolated cleanliness as a determining factor in how we act.

A Columbia Business School professor says organizations could be more productive if they understood these clever ways employees avoid work. Read more at Forbes.

Geoengineering may sound like a bad action movie plot, but now scientists from the U.K. have published the first comprehensive assessment of this controversial climate change solution.

China is now Africa's second largest trade partner—with business worth over $100 billion a year, and growing. It is relying on the continent's natural resources to fuel its growth.

China's drive to be the world's biggest economy will come hand in hand with its increased naval presence around the world.

As heartbreaking as the job losses and foreclosures are, there is also a bright side to the downward economy — Americans are beginning to see that "less is more."

The political fetishisation of sending offenders to prison for longer periods has been a disaster in the U.K., The Independent says. "We have ended up warehousing petty criminals."

When it comes to changing long-standing habits, such as cigarette smoking, why not make changing old, unproductive behaviors as easy and pain-free as possible?