Some scientists have coined a new word to describe the age we are living in. They call it the anthropocene — or age of man — because of the dramatic way that humans are changing the planet. Look at the evidence for global warming: nearly every major glacier in the world is shrinking, the permafrost [...]

Some in Congress are leaning on China to raise the value of its currency — to stop linking it to the U.S. Dollar. They say this move will help stop U.S. job losses. But are Americans also ready to say goodbye to cheap stuff? Yesterday a botched English translation of a Chinese news story about [...]