Mike Judge's start-up comedy could use a bit more investment in character development.

HBO's "Catch the Throne" mixtape doesn't break any barriers, but it does introduce some possibilities.

Sony PlayStation: Cognitive learning tool or evil time sucker? Salon readers debate Farhad Manjoo's review of "Everything Bad Is Good for You."

“What human being on earth has ever had a physical in multiple phases months apart?” one watchdog group asked

"Nitrogen hypoxia" is the latest brilliant idea in the ugly history of supposedly painless execution methods

The Moon's orbit is "wobbling" — and that plus climate change will wreak havoc on the ground

This excerpt from the upcoming "Warming Up Julia Child" focuses on the people who helped make Julia Child

Wetlands can help remove nutrient pollution causing low-oxygen “dead zones." But placement matters, a study says

President Bush's 92 percent public approval rating has as much staying power as one of the snack packs dropped on Afghanistan. But the meaningless poll data has cowed the Democrats into silence.

Vladimir Putin and Crown Prince Mohammed have driven down crude prices. Time for the world to get off fossil fuel

Our history is filled with demagogues. But factor in a pliant media and a reality TV culture, and we have a problem

"I think this is the first report of a sex difference in lunar cycling," one scientist told Salon

Before writing some of the greatest novels in history, Tolstoy asked some of philosophy's hardest questions

Rafts of data reveal that racial profiling at traffic stops is rampant across the state of Missouri -- and beyond