Scientists are taking a census of marine life that has revealed thousands of previously undiscovered species, and how pollution and global warming affect life underwater
By David Brooks
Amid rapid declines in fish stocks and fears about the impact of climate change, scientists are nearing the end of the first global attempt to take stock of the astonishing range of life in our oceans.

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The National Palace Museum is branching out with a series of classical concerts to promote its late closing on Saturdays
By Ian Bartholomew
For the last couple years, the National Palace Museum (NPM, 國立故宮博物院) has felt the need to become more than a museum. It's most recent effort is to turn itself into a performance venue. Starting tonight, the NPM will host an evening of classical music every Saturday for two months. The focus is the music of Vienna, no surprise really, since it's currently exhibiting art from the collection of Austria's Hapsburg emperors.

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By Sallie Brady
There's never been anything terribly sexy about living in a golf community. Imagine cookie-cutter spec homes dotting yet another dull par 4 in Myrtle Beach, and you get the picture. Even if you like the game and are in the market for a vacation home, you may never have considered buying in one of these old-style resorts.

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