Why should taxpayers foot the bill for major corporations' increasingly wasteful use of plastics?

Jeremy Rifkin's new book, "The Biotech Century," warns of a genetic-bazaar future.

I'm an English professor who adores great literature, but when I really need guidance, I turn to "All My Children."

The housing market collapse caused us to head for the hills. It was the best thing my husband and I could have done

The triumphant Devils skating with it was a sight to behold, as always. Just thinking: What if Brooke Burke skated with it?

OK, it hasn't gotten quite that dull, but maybe the sludgy Stanley Cup playoffs will goose the NHL to do something about all those goose eggs.

She's untrustworthy. She lies. She's a pawn of the rich and powerful. This is "we-all-know" journalism at its worst

Investigative reporter: Trump made the Secret Service "captive customers" in almost $1 million of gov. transactions

A day before Bush's Iraq speech, U.S. troops are on the move against insurgents.

Senate Republicans are angry that their leadership let Al Gore be a hero on guns.

For their creators, online memes go well beyond ironic humor. They're an organizing tool and a medium of discourse

In Brazil, the data suggests that prime-time programming contributed to a national decline in fertility rates.

Bring on the artisan peanut butters, pretzel buns and slices of fresh fruit

The populist form of communication accessible to anyone with MS Paint is also a crucial form of propaganda

The messy history of cleanliness, and why our obsession with dirt may be making us sick.