With the change of administration in Washington, the time has come to acknowledge the so-called war on terrorism for what it truly is: the latest reminder of the West's enduring failure to engage in any meaningful way with the world of Islam.

The Texas Board of Education has tentatively adopted new teaching standards that would make it more difficult to teach creationism in Lone Star state schools.

Scientists who conducted the first comprehensive study of the effect of bisphenol A in humans, report that people with high concentrations of the chemical in their urine have double the risk of developing liver & cardiovascular disease & diabetes.

Federal authorities admit to not having a cohesive plan to preserve digital-age documents, but MY take is that a lot of this material is deliberately "lost". Read this article to see what's disappearing from government websites.

Natural pesticide, can be made by farmers with Neem, Stop Using Toxic Chemicals, Help Save Our Earth, and your Childrens Earth... F.D.A., we need to ban it, for your own good...FDA, bans all organic, natural solutions,FDA, is anti, natural, pro chemical

The most comprehensive study ever conducted on human tumors revealed 12 core pathways in pancreatic cancer & 3 core pathways in brain cancer that genes use to mutate into deadly tumors. But they also found that no human tumors are identical.

The remnants of conquered retroviruses from thousands of years ago live on in our genes. Human adaptation defeated them & helped us develop our immune system. Scientists are now examining these fossil viruses for clues to modern disease impact & control.

Why John McCain, the Arizona senator, who can barely Google, is not the chief that an increasingly technological world requires.

Union of Concerned Scientists annual cartoon contest. Please vote for your favorite of the dozen cartoon finalists.

Fascinating but frightening report on how scientists are inching closer to developing an invisibility cloak. Tt's fun in Harry Potter, but as a military tool for the madmen running the world to hide impending attack vehicles or weapons? Scary..IMHO.