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Maybe the danger of digital culture to young people is not that they have hummingbird attention spans but that they are going deaf.

Treasury Secretary Geithner’s letter to Congress on the debt ceiling warns that if Washington doesn’t raise the government’s borrowing limit, the economy will face catastrophe.

What if more modest agreements—on climate change, loose nukes, and other sweeping problems—would yield better results than a long, noble quest for a grand bargain?

The unreasoned and intemperate Web commentary on the shooting of Congresswoman Giffords is shameful and embarrassing, says the L.A. Times.

China’s visiting vice premier said his country would buy $7.9 billion in Spanish bonds. El País newspaper dubbed Li Keqiang the new ‘Mr. Marshall’, alluding to America’s Marshall Plan.

We know birds raise their voices to make themselves heard in the noisy big city, but for the first time there is evidence that they may even be evolving as a result of city living.

Travel has long had an environmental cost: gasoline, jet fuel, spandex pants for bicycling. With space tourism soon to become a common occurrence, what will be the environmental price?

One billion people already go hungry each day; if poor population centers seek to use natural resources to the extent Western countries do, how can our planet survive?

When we cry, we may be doing more than expressing emotion. Our tears, according to striking new research, may be sending chemical signals that influence others’ behavior.

There’s been a pretty bizarre spate of mass animal deaths reported around the world. What the hell is going on? Unfortunately, there’s no good answer.

English is in a constant state of flux. New words are formed and old ones fall into disuse. But no trend has been more obtrusive in recent years than the changing of nouns into verbs.

Nearly every major initiative to solve the new century’s most pressing problems has ground to a standstill amid political gridlock, summit pageantry, and perfunctory news conferences.

Gerald Fischbach: The symptoms of autism are far better understood than its causes; psychiatrists classify the disorder as having two major components: impaired social cognition and a tendency toward narrow […]

“If you live life like there is no tomorrow, actually it doesn’t work because ultimately there is a tomorrow,” says Taibbi.

When Taibbi began covering the U.S. finance industry, he was “continually struck” by how much it resembled the corrupt dynamic in the former Soviet Union.

“I work hard to be honest with my sources, but I don’t go out of my way to make them feel good either,” says Taibbi.

“She is a gifted politician, just in terms of getting people to connect with her on an emotional level in person,” says Taibbi. “It’s something that if you’re an experienced […]

A conversation with the Rolling Stone correspondent.

“There is a reason why you can’t just print money and get yourself out of economic trouble,” says the Rolling Stone correspondent.

I want to send that message to younger people, that it’s okay,” says Karger. “You’re okay, you can be gay, you can even run for President of the United States […]

Homosexual acts are still illegal in many countries. Does this mean a gay president could jeopardize U.S. foreign relations?

A conversation with the political consultant and activist.

What are the real causes of social pathology—and can affluence actually be part of the problem? David Wilson says solving social ills by spending money rarely works.

When faced with decisions, our ability to make hunch evaluations varies considerably: Intuition can either be a useful ally or it can lead to costly and dangerous mistakes.

If you’ve ever responded to tragedy by raging at God, you’re not alone. A new study finds that anger at God is a common emotion among Americans.

A renewable energy startup is making deals that are attracting business. The company helps its clients to get photovoltaics on the roof without putting them on the books.

Amazingly, your walking speed is just as good an indicator of how long you’ll live as your health history, smoking habits, and blood pressure combined.

Mood rings famously are meant to change color to reflect the mood of the wearer. Some are cheap and ugly. Some are expensive and set in precious metal. All work using the same mechanics.

When we feel distant from our work—when it seems wonderfully far away—we are able to think about work in a new way. We have the breakthrough while on break, says Jonah Lehrer.

Men and women may be more similar to each other than we think—the process of sex determination is not over by birth, but continues into life, up to and including puberty.