The Grass Roots

Updated | Comment | Recommend | | | By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAYChi Shuli surveys the vast construction efforts to rebuild the ancient city wall of Datong, China . Read More

In a recent blog post, Sophos ' Paul Ducklin sounds the alarm over a new piece of iPhone malware that apparently uploads stolen data to a Lithuanian server, while each device is assigned a unique ID as a reference for the attackers. Read More

Dons striker Jermaine Easter is expected to return to the starting line-up having been named on the bench at Southend after international duty. Read More

"Stillness Is the Move" and and a solo-drenched "No Intention," to be exact, featuring Questlove and couple other members of the Roots crew. Read More

Robert Pattinson continues to make non- Twilight waves at the movies: the trailer for his drama Remember Me debuted, and news that Uma Thurman has been cast as his love interest in Bel Ami surfaced. Read More

The Irish Farmers Association is calling on the government to implement an action plan to reduce the risk of flooding. Read More

Bond No.9 doesn't miss a beat when it comes to capturing the essence of New York City. Its newest scent devoted to all things New York is named after The High Line , an elevated park, 30 feet above street level that runs from Gansevoort Street to 34th Street, that was once a freight rail structure. Read More

In January 2009, I received a mass mailing from the Republican National Committee, which counted me among their members. Read More

Given the record of Goldman Sachs (as detailed in McClatchy's five-part series), AIG, Halliburton and other supposedly upright U.S. corporations, it's a tad arrogant to complain about the corruption of other countries. Read More

Peat, formed over thousands of years from decomposed trees, grass and scrub, contains gigantic quantities of carbon dioxide, which used to stay locked in the ground. Read More