Cities where pedestrians happily walk to their destinations instead of driving everywhere are our dream, but what if walking means taking your...
Bad dental hygiene isn't just bad for your teeth; it can harm your entire body. Most people already have chronic gingivitis by the time they're...
While some airlines have done experiments in running planes on biofuels, air travel normally requires an enormous output of carbon-emitting jet...
This year's Burning Man is right around the corner, and it's time to start thinking about getting ready. Spending a few nights in the desert...
It's a simple equation: Exercise more and lose weight. Still, many people spend most of their time either behind a desk or driving to or from...
Initial public offerings—when companies first make their stocks available for sale to the public—can generate incredible wealth. Last month, in...
In these still-tough economic times, it can be hard to find ways to give back. But new data just released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show...
Modern medical science has afforded us the ability to change nearly anything we don't like about our appearances. Americans are taking advantage...
Google compiles and holds vast amounts of the world's data. It's supposed to be totally private but sometimes governments need that information...
After an extensive confirmation hearing, the Senate will vote on Elena Kagan's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court this week. But what,...
In 2008, The New York Times published a stunning report on veterans who had come home from Iraq and Afghanistan and then were charged with...
The April 14 eruption of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano disrupted air traffic over much of Europe and stranded thousands of passengers...
It's summer, and you may be seeing more people out on the street walking and biking. But it's not just because the weather is nice. There are...
The unemployment rate is the highest it's been in 20 years. One might assume that as more and more people fell out of work, the crime rate would...
Every day, thousands of stories are passed around the internet on blogs and via Twitter. A new study by Journalism.org has examined the source...
Each quarter, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation releases the number of banks it feels might need to be bailed out by the government. And...
As the Deepwater Horizon continues to leak oil at a rapid rate, many people are asking whether we should be drilling in the Gulf of Mexico at...
The unsuccessful car bomb in Times Square two weeks ago occurred a mere four months after the unsuccessful attempt to bomb a plane on Christmas...
