he Washington Post reported last week that the National Security Agency soon would begin providing local law enforcement with data on American citizens intercepted without probable cause…

Earlier today Phil and I wrote about a new survey of Israeli attitudes by the Pew Research Center. The poll response that is generating the most attention…

In November 2015, just after President Obama finally stood up to the fossil fuel industry and rejected the TransCanada Corporation’s application for its tar sands…

"I went to Wall Street when I was a United States senator. I told them they were wrecking the economy. I asked for a moratorium…

Under new guidelines, the FBI is instructing high schools across the country to report students who criticize government policies and “western corruption” as potential future…

It came as no surprise to me that during the meeting of the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines (ACCV) on December 4, 2015 that the…

The top ten most watched TED talks are, in order, about: Creativity Confidence Motivation Vulnerability The Brain Really Cool Technology Orgasm Motivation Motivation Really Cool…

Here's one more benefit of exercise: mice who spent their free time on a running wheel were better able to shrink tumors (a 50% reduction…

What do you do if you’re a freakin’ loser? Oops, sorry – I don’t mean you.  I mean ‘you’ as in your ideas and your…

One of the world’s oldest methods of transporting goods is making an unlikely comeback. Sailing ships, which kept the British Empire in tea, sugar and…

There is one “necessity” in every house that most people don’t give much thought to. Certainly not to the ingredients. You probably have a favorite…

Negative attitudes to ageing affect both physical and cognitive health in later years, new research reveals. The study from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing…