LiveScience.com – Add a new health threat to smoking: In addition to the harm caused by actually smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke, so-called third-hand smoke may also pose a threat, particularly to babies and toddlers.

AP – It was like getting a cat out of a tree — Sichuan style.

LiveScience.com – Parents who want their children to discover a passion for music, sports, or other hobbies should follow a simple plan: Don’t pressure them.

AFP – India has refused to grant permission to the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and confidence.

AFP – China said Tuesday it had nearly 6,000 tigers in captivity and could breed 1,000 more every year, amid international controversy over the benefits of farming the endangered species.